Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
September 22, 2002
Submitted
September 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22654
Aircraft time
60,195 hours, 48,949 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
657192681
Condition
Cracked
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-13 CHECK A 3/16" CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE L/H WING INBOARD HINGED FLAP UPPER SKIN AT THE R/H SIDE APPROXIMATELY 7" FROM THE TRAILING EDGE GOING FORWARD. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA ON HINGED FLAP UPPER SKIN; FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA E.R. 15-5753-02269-GF3.