Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
April 23, 2025
Submitted
April 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N224WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32493
Aircraft time
63,173 hours, 38,003 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Debonded
Location
Zone 500 Flap
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

LH IB MAIN FLAP TE WEDGE ASSY ADDITIONAL DISBOND UPPER AND LOWER SKINS WHILE PERFORMING TAP TEST FOUND ADDITIONAL AREAS OF DISBOND TO UPPER AND LOWER SKINS OF TE WEDGE. FOUND LOWER SKIN DISBOND 30 IN. L X 12 IN. W. FOUND UPPER SKIN DISBOND OF 27.5 IN. L X 6 IN. W.<[01] REMOVED LH IB MAIN FLAP TE WEDGE PER SRM 51-40-02;[02] REFERENCE TTG8Q0100PEW FOR REPLACEMENT WEDGE INSTALLATION

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