Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 11, 2025
Submitted
October 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37293
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
33453
Aircraft time
58,806 hours, 21,432 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
149A75522
Condition
Inflt Separation
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT WING AERODYNAMIC PANEL BELOW ELEPHANT EAR CAME OFF AROUND 14K FEET CAUSING DAMAGE. FOUND PANEL HAD COME OFF IN FLIGHT AND DAMAGED THE TAIL END OF THE RIGHT WING INBD CANOE. NR 6 CANOE TAILCONE ON RT WING TRAILING EDGE FLAP DAMAGED. CREW GAVE VERBAL TURNOVER, THEY FELT ACFT SHUDDER & SHIFT TO RT AT 14K FT ON DESCENT. AFTER LANDING, PAX INFORMED CREW OF SEEING DAMAGE ON NR 6 FLAP TRANSMISSION TAILCONE WHICH PROMPTED CAPT TO CONTACT MX. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAIL CONE IAW SRM 51-40-02, INSTALLED MISSING PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND AMM 20-50-11. OKAY TO CONTINUE.