Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 13, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N186AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22653
Aircraft time
62,039 hours, 50,495 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6546424
Condition
Cracked
Location
Krueger Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 C-16 CHECK A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LOWER LEADING EDGE OF NR 1 KRUEGER FLAP AT L/E STA 205. MAINTENANCE BLENDED OUT CRACK ON LOWER LEADING EDGE OF NR 1 KRUEGER FLAP AT L/E STA 205 AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA ER 15-5742-03242-ES2.