Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
January 9, 2023
Submitted
January 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78448
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
40003
Aircraft time
34,591 hours, 12,459 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Wing
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

PDA 3 LEFT WING OUTBD AFT T/EDGE FLAP AERODYNAMIC SEAL MISSING A SECTION ((SECOND FROM INBOARD TO OUTBD))-- SEE PHOTO. AREA REQUIRES CLEANING OF METAL SHAVINGS PRIOR TO SIGN OFF. REMOVED AFT MOST BOLT FROM TRACK TO FOM. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT WING OUTBD AFT T/EDGE FLAP AERODYNAMIC SEAL REF SRM 51-40-02. REINSTALLED #3 AFT FLAP TRACK BOLT REF AMM 27-51-26-000-801, TORQUE AND INSTALLATION WITNESSED BY INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT WING OUTBD AFT T/EDGE FLAP AERODYNAMIC SEAL REF SRM 51-40-02.