Service difficulty report · Winglet · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
September 21, 2025
Submitted
September 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8303R
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36681
Aircraft time
43,475 hours, 20,517 cycles
Part
Winglet
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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

LEFT UPPER WINGLET ASSEMBLY MISSING PAINT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION APPROXIMATELY 0.5 INCHES WIDE BY 2.0 INCHES IN LENGTH. EVALUATED IAW SRM 57-31-00 AP37.1-0632. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-10-02. DAMAGE DIMENSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS; LENGTH: 2.60 INCHES; WIDTH: 0.70 INCHES; DEPTH: 0.090 INCHES. LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES BELOW THE WINGLET UPPER CAP ON THE INBOARD AFT EDGE. CW PER EA 25-157-02570.

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