Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
August 21, 2016
Submitted
October 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N875AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
36705
Aircraft time
7,154 hours, 2,807 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 3 Flap
Part time
7,154 hours, 2,807 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A HIT ON THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP NUMBER 3. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION TO RIGHT FLAP NUMBER 3 IAW SRM 57-53-01, DETECTING A DENT OF 11 LENGTH, 2 WIDE. INSPECTION PERSONNEL EVALUATED THE DAMAGE AND FOUND IT OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-53-01. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR, THE NRC A0241131 WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE DETECTED, RIGHT INBOARD FLAP NUMBER 3 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-81-11, ALL CORRECT.

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