Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 13, 2021
Submitted
November 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783SW
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29809
Aircraft time
68,060 hours, 40,258 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rudder
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

RUDDER L/E BY CENTER AREA WEIGHT BALANCE PANEL DELAMINATED ; / [01] REMOVED RUDDER WEIGHTBALANCE AS PER B737-700 CMM 55-40-09; [02] PERFORMED WIEGHT THE REMOVED BALANCE WEIGHT FOUND WEIGHT= 43.40 LBS; [03] PERFORMED WIEGHT THE NEW SERVISEABLE RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT;WEITGHT =45.00 LBS.SCALE USED B/C-161060; [04] VERIFIED STEPS 1 ; 2 AND 3; [05] OK TO INSTALL RUDDER WEIGHT BALANCE; [06] INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE WEIGHT BALANCE (WEIGHT=50 LBS) AS PER B737-700 CMM 55-40-09; [07] REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER WEIGHT BALANCE AS PER B737-700 CMM 55-40-09; [08] VERIFIED WORK PERFORMED