Service difficulty report · Support · 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
Support
Part number
146A750231
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 FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT AT LBL 21 BS 727B+6; BS 727C+16; BS 727E+21; BS 727F+9; BS 727G+6; BS 727G+9; BS 727G+20; BS 727H+6; BS 727I+5; BS 727I+19. / [01] EVALUATED CORROSION AT ALL LOCATIONS; FOUND DEEPEST LOCATION TO BE AT BS 727G+6' REMOVED 0.020' IN A AREA OF 1'X1' ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.040' FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 USING ATS TOOL ID ATS2678 EXP 4/2023. FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED FROM BS 727 + 4' TO BS 847 ON FAULT TTG8Q00E4Q8F .;[02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #1 AND MEASUREMENT TABLE