Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
May 31, 2008
Submitted
June 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
29270
Aircraft time
34,063 hours, 18,628 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Krueger Flap
Component
Krueger Flap
Component part number
65C304564
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

RT WING NR 3 K FLAP LEADING EDGE GOUGED ON EXTERIOR 5.5 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE AND 13.2 INCHES FROM IB END VERIFIED CRACK IN GOUGE STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B737 400 SRM 57 43 02 FIG 201 REPAIR 2.