Service difficulty report · Sidewall 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
Sidewall Support
Part number
146A750252
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 RBL 21 BS 727A+10; BS 727B+10; BS 727C+6; BS 727C+12; BS 727C+16; BS 727E; BS 727E+6; BS 727E+13; BS 727E+20; BS 727F. / [01] EVALUATED CORROSION AT ALL LOCATIONS; FOUND DEEPEST LOCATION TO BE AT BS 727C+12' REMOVED 0.015' 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 767.;[02] VERIFIED ITEM 1 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. <BR>VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS.;[03] REMOVED R/H FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPPORT AT BS 727 TO 767 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[04] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW R/H FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT BS 727 TO 767 RBL21 PER SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG 146A7500;[05] OK TO INSTALL FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT;[06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #4<BR>OK TO INSTALL FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT GIVEN;[07] INSTALLED R/H FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT AT BS 727 TO 767 RBL21 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; DWG 146A0061 AND 1467500;[08] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #7