Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
August 23, 2022
Submitted
September 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29845
Aircraft time
66,939 hours, 39,408 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

LEFT O/B AFT FLAP INBOARD AFT CORNER DELAMINATED. 8-56 / [01] MEASUREMENTS;[02] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AND PERFORMED TAP TEST FOUND DELAMINATION SIZE 0.500 AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01 SECTION (3) AND (5).;[03] CLEANED AND PREPARED DAMAGE AREA FOR REPAIR ;FOUND NO WATER AS PER B7837 SRM 51-70-10-2R-1;[04] VERIFIED STEPS #1; #2 AND #3.;[05] OK TO APPLY/INSTALL REPAIR AT DAMAGE AREA.;[06] REPAIRED SMALL DELAMINATION DAMAGE ON L/W O/B AFT FLAP INBOARD CORNER WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-10-2R-1; MATERIAL USED PO#1781280;[07] PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIRED AREA FOUND NO DELAMINATION AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01 SECTION 5;[08] VERIFIED STEPS 6 AND 7. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME.;[09] TREAT ;PRIMED AND TOP COAT ON REPAIRED AREA AS PER B737 AMM 51-21-99-300-802; MATERIALS USED PO#1778997 AND PO#1739217;[10] VERIFIED PAINT;[11] CORRECTION: ADD TO DAMAGE RECORDS:<BR>T/E AFT FLAP OTBD PN: 113A3700-19 SN: 001263;[12] CORRECTION: ADD TO DAMAGE RECORDS:<BR>T/E AFT FLAP (LH OTBD) PN: 113A3700-19 SN: 001263

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