Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
November 16, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784SW
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29810
Aircraft time
68,617 hours, 40,550 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/H 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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: L/H WING T/E AT LWR DEFLECTOR RIB SEAL BRACKET INNER SIDE CRACKED ; / [01] REMOVED LWR DEFLECTOR RIB; FITTING AND SEAL; L/H WING T/E LOWER DEFLECTOR RIB REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-OG-0.. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FITTING PER. REF.B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-OG-0; [02] . VERIFIED STEP 1 . OK TO INSTALL NEW FITTING AND NEW SEAL; [03] INSTALLED SEAL AND FITTING; L/H WING T/E LOWER DEFLECTOR RIB PER. REF B-737-700 SRM 51-40-02-OG-0; [04] VERIFIED 3