Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 29, 2022
Submitted
August 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37468
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32836
Aircraft time
28,926 hours, 10,346 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
NA
Condition
Missing
Location
#6 Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PDA 3 RIGHT WING #6 FLAP CANOE OUTBD SIDE CENTER SEAL PARTIALLY MISSING AND 2 RETAINING RIVETS LOOSE OUT OF 5. INITIATED A DIP TO REINSPECT REPAIR EVERY 500 CYCLES OR MORE FREQUENTLY. REMOVED WORN SEAL, FASTENERS AND RETAINER AND INSTALLED A NEW SEAL AND RETAINER , PLACED ON DIP. WHEN YOU DO ALTERNATIVE 1 REPAIR, TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT DO A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THIS INTERIM REPAIR EVERY 500 FLIGHT CYCLES OR MORE FREQUENTLY. REF SRM 57-53-70-2R-2 REPAIR 2 ALTERNATIVE 1.