- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2013
- Submitted
- April 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737301
- Aircraft serial
- 23553
- Aircraft time
- 52,237 hours, 38,624 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Te Flap
- Part time
- 52,237 hours, 38,624 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- 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
LEFT WING OUTBOARD FOREFLAP HAS GOUGE AND BARE METAL EXPOSED. REMOVED EXISTING DAMAGED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATE, LOCATED, DEBURRED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW 51-30-01. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02.