Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
January 18, 2024
Submitted
February 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7743B
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
36718
Aircraft time
49,980 hours, 26,058 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Spoiler
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 WING SPOILER #6 HAS A CRACK LOCATED AT 47.5' FROM O/B EDGE AND 15.5' FROM AFT EDGE.<[01] MEASUREMENTS;[02] INSTALLED A PERMANENT HOT BOND REPAIR ON L/W #6 INNER SPOILER LOCATED AT 47.5 FROM O/B EDGE AND 15.5 FROM I/B EDGE AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-10-2R-4 AND 51-70-10-2R-0 TEMP CONTROLLER ID 160354 DUE DATE 02-16-24; VACUUM GAGE ID 173239 DUE DATE 02-23-24 MATERIALS USED PO#2053056;[03] VERIFIED STEP 2.

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