Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
December 6, 2006
Submitted
December 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746AL
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
29905
Aircraft time
21,731 hours, 9,294 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Krueger Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 468 SMF-SNA - AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE. CREW RETURNED TO SMF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED THE BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-18-2. INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD KRUEGER FLAP AND A DENT ON THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT INBOARD KRUEGER FLAP PER AMM 27-81-11-4 AND DETERMINED THE DENT ON THE RIGHT STABILIZER TO BE WITHIN DENT LIMITS PER SRM 55-10-01-1A. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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