Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
January 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28888
Aircraft time
47,871 hours, 26,700 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Component
Flap · Boeing
Component part number
6546430190
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 FOREFLAP UPPER SURFACE IS DENTED. NOTE WAS LISTED ON PLT BUT HAS PROGRESSED IN LENGTH AND DEPTH. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED DENT ON LT WING INBD FOREFLAP UPPER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-70-10, REPAIR 3 AND 4.