Service difficulty report · Shield · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 14, 2022
Submitted
March 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
32464
Aircraft time
58,773 hours, 34,967 cycles
Part
Shield
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
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

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT R/H SIDEPLATE FROM STA 767 TO 787 RBL 21' HAS CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS (107-028) / [01] REMOVED NUT PLATES FOR ACCESS TO REMOVE CORROSION PER REF. 737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[02] REMOVED CORROSION ON R/H FWD SHIELD BETWEEN STA. 767 AND 787; RBL21 PER REF. 737 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0;[03] VERIFIED STEPS 1 AND 2.;[04] PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON REWORKED AREA IAW B737 NDT P4 51-00-00 PROC.3 ; MIN THK. NOTED 0.040'<BR>TOOL USED : OLYMPUS 27MG B/C 172139 04/22;[05] ORIGINAL THICKNESS.050'; REMOVED;.010'; REMAINING; .040'; OUT OF LIMITS PER REF. 737 SRM; 53-60-15-1A-1;[06] VERIFIED STEP 5.;[07] REMOVED CORROSION ON R/H SIDE FWD SHIELD BETWEEN STA. 767 AND STA. 787; RBL 21' PER REF. 737 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0; FOUND OUT OF LIMTS PER REF.737 SRM 53-60-15-1A-1 MATERIAL REMOVED .010'; REMAINING .040'; ORIGINA ;.050' AND RECEIVED NEW SHIELD P/N 146A8127-12 ; NEW SHIEDL TO BE INSTALLED ON CUSTOMER BAR CODE TTG8Q004FSHJ;[08] VERIFIED STEP 7.