Service difficulty report · Service Door · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 4, 2022
Submitted
March 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
36918
Aircraft time
38,769 hours, 23,511 cycles
Part
Service Door
Condition
Corroded
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CORROSION. AT LOWER FUSELAGE. EXTERNAL AFT TOILET COMPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR 145AL INTERNAL SKIN AND BONDING LEAD ATTACHED POINT . / [01] REMOVED CORROSION AT LOWER FUSELAGE. EXTERNAL AFT TOILET COMPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR 145AL INTERNAL SKIN AND BONDING LEAD ATTACHED POINT. AS PER B737 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1;[03] PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON REWORKED AREA. IAW B 737 NDT PART 4 51-00-00 PROCE 3. TOOL 27MG. BC 172139. CALIB DUE 4-1-22. MINNI THICK 0.016'.;[04] ORIGINAL MAT. 0.060' MAT. REMOVED 0.044' MAT. REMAINING 0.016' FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AS PER B737 SRM 52-40-01-1A-4;[05] VERIFIED 4.;[06] REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERNAL AFT TOILET COMPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR 145AL IAW AMM 52-49-07-400-801;[07] PERFORMED BONDING RESISTANCE CHECK FOUND BETWEEN THE PARAMETERS AS PER REF B737-700 AMM 52-49-07-400-801 <BR>TOOL USED :168692 DUE:16-SEP-22;[08] VERIFIED 6-7.