Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
July 24, 2002
Submitted
August 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22649
Aircraft time
60,189 hours, 49,686 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Wedge
Part number
6546486510
Part serial
22649
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Wbl 175.5
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-20 CHECK A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE R/H INBOARD MID FLAP TRAILING EDGE WEDGE OUTBOARD END POTTING COMPOUND, SKIN WAS ALSO FOUND DEBONDING FROM THE WEDGE AT THE INBOARD TRACK CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED WEDGE, FITTED AND INSTALLED A NEW WEDGE PER DWG 65-46486, AND BMM 57-51-31, PG. 506.