Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 28, 2013
Submitted
February 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
24,145 hours, 7,500 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Skin
Part number
113A343211
Condition
Cracked
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

LEFT WING OTBD FLAP L/E VORTEX GENERATOR INBD OF NR 2 FLAP TRACK, SKIN IS CRACKED AROUND PERIMETER. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW REO G15938, REV B AND EA CMPT-57EA-09791. PERFORMED HFEC OF CUTOUT IAW NTM 51-00-00 PG 6. NO CRACKS FOUND. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED L/E IAW SRM 51-40-02.