Service difficulty report · Shield · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
May 13, 2022
Submitted
June 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7734H
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33923
Aircraft time
52,074 hours, 28,006 cycles
Part
Shield
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
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 FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FWD SHIELD HAS SPOTS OF CORROSION. / [01] REMOVED CORROSION FROM AFT CARGO CUTOUT FWD SHIELD AS PER REFERENCE B737-700 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1.;[03] PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON REWORKED AREA IAW B737 NDT P4 51-00-00 PROC.3 ; MIN THK. NOTED 0.021' <BR>TOOL USED : OLYMPUS 27MG B/C 172139 CAL DUE:04/23;[04] EVALUATED REWORKED AREA. ORIGINAL THICKNESS .050' MATERIAL LOST .029' REMAINING THICKNESS .021'. OUT OF LIMITS AS PER REFERENCE B737-700 SRM 53-60-15-1A-1;[05] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SHIELD P/N 146A8127U12 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0. THE NEW SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED IN ITEM TTG8Q004EJYR;[06] VERIFIED STEP 5.

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