Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
November 19, 2016
Submitted
December 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
39957
Aircraft time
6,509 hours, 2,497 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Te Flap
Part time
6,509 hours, 2,497 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, TECHNICAL PERSONNEL DETECTED THE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP AND INBOARD AFT FLAP WITH DAMAGES BY FOD. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING A DENT OF 25.0” LENGTH, 55.0” WIDTH, 0.625” DEPTH BETWEEN ITEF 112.55 AND ITEF 138.05 AT RIGHT INBOARD AFT FLAP LEADING EDGE LOWER SKIN; A DENT OF 6.0” LENGTH, 4.0” WIDTH, 0.080” DEPTH AT STA WBL 126 IN RIGHT INBOARD MAIN FLAP LOWER SKIN; A DENT WITH DELAMINATION OF 8.0” LENGTH, 5.0” WIDTH AT STA WBL 127 IN TRAILING EDGE FLAP PANEL LOWER SKIN; A DENT WITH DELAMINATION OF 1.5” LENGTH, 2.0” WIDTH, 0.030” DEPTH AT RIGHT SPOILER NUMBER 7 LOWER SKIN IAW AMM 27-51-12 / -11, AMM 27-62-12; ALL DISCREPANCIES FOUND WERE ATTENDED AND DOCUMENTED ON NRC´S A0243729, A0243730, A0243731, A0243732, A0243733; SO THE RIGHT INBOARD AFT FLAP, RIGHT INBOARD MAIN FLAP, RIGHT SPOILER NUMBER 7 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 27-51-12 / -11, AMM 27-62-12, ALL CORRECT.

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