Service difficulty report · Threshold · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 11, 2022
Submitted
September 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8648A
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
42531
Aircraft time
27,511 hours, 12,724 cycles
Part
Threshold
Part number
146A812325
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 ON AFT CARGO BAY THRESHOLD AT RBL24 BS787+11; RBL27 BS787+18; RBL27 BS807+1; RBL27 BS807+4; RBL27 BS807+7; RBL27 BS807+16; RBL27 BS827+2; RBL27 BS827+4; RBL27 BS827+9; RBL21 BS827+18. / [01] EVALUATED CORROSION AT ALL LOCATIONS; FOUND DEEPEST LOCATION TO BE AT BS 787 RBL 24 REMOVED .016' IN AREA OF 1'X 1' ORIGINAL THICKNESS .045' FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-60-15-1A-1 USING ATS TOOL ID: ATS2678 EXP 04/2023;[02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 1. AREA OF DAMAGE REMOVED EXCEEDS LIMITATION PER SRM 53-60-15-1A-1.;[03] REMOVED SUB-THRESHOLD WEB AT BS 792-847 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[04] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SUB-THRESHOLD WEB BS 792-847 PER SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG 146A8340. OK TO INSTALL SUB-THRESHOLD;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 4. OKAY TO INSTALL SUBTHRESHOLD GIVEN.;[06] INSTALLED SUB-THRESHOLD WEB BS 792-847 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 146A8340;[07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 6.;[08] ALL WORK COMPLETE.;[09] VERIFIED MEASUREMENT TABLE;[10] VERIFIED TASK COMPLETE