SDR AALA202412055761

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: December 4, 2024
Submitted: December 5, 2024
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N303RE
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 44447
Aircraft time: 15,350 hours, 5,739 cycles
System (JASC): 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Delaminated
Location: Zone 600
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FOUND DELAMINATION AND EXFOLIATION DUE TO CORROSION WITH THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS. 1 INCH WIDE FROM EDGE SKIN TO FORWARD, 5.250 INCHES LONG FROM INBOARD TO OUTBOARD, AND DEPTH 100 % (VERTICAL AXIS) EQUAL TO THE SKIN THICKNESS. 10 INCHES OUTBOARD FROM WING STATION WS 736.5AT RIGHT HAND WING LOWER SKIN, NEAR REAR SPAR. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED**(OPEN).