Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
July 25, 2014
Submitted
August 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28892
Aircraft time
50,736 hours, 28,407 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C2631025
Part serial
1678
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

LEFT INBD MID FLAP UPPER SKIN IS CHAFED ON INBD EDGE. ACFT GROUNDED. CHAFE ON LT INBD MID FLAP UPPER SKIN WAS ON EXISTING REPAIR. REPAIRED UPPER SKIN IAW SRM 57-53-01-2R-3.