What was found
AFTER REMOVAL OF LT LOWER BLADE SEAL RETAINER, FOUND UPPER FLANGE CORRODED, LT WHEEL WELL MANIFOLD UPPER FLANGE. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R UPPER FLANGE IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND SRM 51-30-04-06-0.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2013
- Submitted
- April 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N797AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 28892
- Aircraft time
- 47,373 hours, 26,351 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Flange
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 663-706
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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