Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 12, 2024
Submitted
April 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73259
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30803
Aircraft time
66,714 hours, 24,236 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Spoiler
Part time
66,713 hours, 24,236 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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 1 REF L/P 7625580 #8 SPOILER FOUND DELAMINATED BY PASSENGER DURING FINAL APPROACH. PASSENGER HAD PICTURES PRIOR TO PANEL DELAMINATING. TOP SECTION OF PANEL DELAMINATED AS WELL AS LESS THAN 25% OF THE HONEYCOMB.DELAMINATED PANEL ON RIGHT WING INBOARD SPOILER UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE VERIFIED #8 SPOILER DAMAGE. INCLUDE PICTURES. REMOVED #8 SPOILER REF AMM 27-61-11-000-810 INSP INSTALL OF #8 SPOILER FROM STEP 3.F(2)(H), 3F(K)4 INTO 3G(6). AMM 27-61-11-400-801. ACP FLIGHT SPOILER ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 27-61-00-820-803 UP TO & INCLUDING STEPS 5.F(3)M. VERIFIED NO.8 SPOILER EFFECTIVITY IN IPC. CHECKED FOR PROPER INSTALLATION OF NO.8 SPOILER THROUGH STEPS 3.F.(2)(K)(2) AND 3.F.(2)(I)(2) EXCEPT STEP 3.F.(2)(J). REF AMM 27-61-11-400-801 AND GMM 09-25-05. DURING RE-PERFORMING STEP 3.F(2)(H), TO VERIFY I/B HINGE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE ASSY BUSHING [55] AND FOUND MISSING. REMOVED & REINSTALLED INBD & OUTBD HINGE ATTACH HARDWARE ON #8 SPOILER IAW AMM 27-61-11-400-801 (STEPS 3.F(2)(H), 3.F(2)(I). CONNECTED SPOILER ACT. ROD END TO #8 SPOILER IAW AMM 27-61-11-400-801 STEP 3.F(1)(E). CONTINUED INSTALL OF #8 SPOILER FROM STEP 3F(K)4 INTO 3G(6). AMM 27-61-11-400-801. ACOMPLISHED FLIGHT SPOILER ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 27-61-00-820-803 UP TO & INCLUDING STEPS 5.F(3)M. NEED TO CONTINUE 5.F(4) OF SPOILER ADJUSTMENT. THEN CONTINUE BACK TO AMM INFO CORRECTION OF STEP. CONNECTED SPOILER ACT. ROD END TO #8 SPOILER IAW AMM 27-61-11-400-801 STEP 3.F(2)(J). DISREGARD STEP 3.F(1)(E). REF 7638446 FOR P