- Difficulty date
- December 10, 2024
- Submitted
- January 8, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 36351
- Aircraft time
- 30,399 hours, 9,890 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 113A370027
- Part serial
- 005034
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Zone 500 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
L/H OUTBOARD AFT FLAP LOWER SKIN HAS A 10"X12" AREA OF DISBOND LOCATED AT INBOARD CORNER. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED 10"X12" AREA OF DAMAGED SKIN LH OUTBD AFT FLAP LWR SKIN & REPAIRED IAW B737-900ER SRM 57-53-01-2R-16 & B737-900ER SRM 51-70-10-2R-0. RESTORED FINISH IAW B737-900ER AMM 51-21-99/701. CAT B REPAIR REINSPECT EVERY 6875 CYCLES