SDR 2022F00065

Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
January 1, 2022
Submitted
January 25, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N845AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
36706
Aircraft time
26,154 hours, 9,921 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Debonded
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

TWO DELAMINATION AREAS ON LH SIDE FLAP NUMBER 3, DURING THE OVERNIGHT AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED TWO DELAMINATION AREAS ON LH SIDE FLAP NUMBER 3. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING TWO DELAMINATION AREAS ON LH SIDE FLAP NUMBER SUPPORT TAIL CONE FAIRING; FIRST AREA AT STA 116.13" AND 5" FROM LH SPLICE STRAP, SECOND AREA AT STA 116.13" AND 8" FROM LH SPLICE STRAP; INBOARD FLAP SUPPORT AFT FAIRING WAS REMOVED, CT-TT AND TAP TEST INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH DISBOND AREA OF 4.5” LENGTH AND 3.250” WIDTH IAW B737 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02; PART 1, 51-05-01; THE TAIL CONE FAIRING WAS REPAIRED, REPAIR 1 AND MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-22-0001-02B; ULTRASONIC INSPECTION (CTTU) WAS APPLIED IN REPAIRED AREA IAW B737 NDTM, ITHOUT DELAMINATION’S / DISBONDS; IT WAS APPLIED DECORATIVE PAINT, ALL CORRECT.

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