Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
January 14, 2013
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28895
Aircraft time
43,600 hours, 24,081 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
65C2631025
Part serial
BN2263
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

LT WING INBD MIDFLAP EDGE FWD SPAR ANGLE UNDER THE OTBD ROD ARM IS CHAFED. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED LT INBD MID FLAP T/E WEDGE BEAM IAW ASA EA 400-57EA-09685.