Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 16, 2019
Submitted
January 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31163
Aircraft time
18,902 hours, 7,561 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Missing
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A POST CHECK FLIGHT, IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON CLIMB, NOTICED THE AIRPLANE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 2 UNITS LWD AILERON TO MAINTAIN HEADING. AFTER LEVELING AT 15,000, NOTICED AIRFRAME VIBRATION THAT WAS MORE THAN USUAL. EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND NOTICED THE AIRPLANE REQUIRED MORE RUDDER TRIM WITH EACH INCREASING DEGREE OF FLAP EXTENSION. AT FLAPS 10 DEGREE, RUDDER WAS 2.5 UNITS LT TO MAINTAIN HEADING WITH AILERON AT .4 UNITS LWD. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT WING UPPER INBOARD PANEL 651AT, MISSING DURING A POST FLIGHT WALKAROUND, REPLACED THE PANEL IAW AMM 20-50-11.