Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
February 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
Z6WR336Y
Spirit Aerosystems Inc
Aircraft
N27734
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28949
Aircraft time
35,802 hours, 11,712 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
315A223318
Condition
Worn
Location
Thrust Reverser
Component
Thrust Reverser · Boeing · 737
Component part number
315A2295158
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

THE 315A2233-18 V-BLADE ASSEMBLY HAS WORN / GOUGED AREAS MEASURING BETWEEN .000 TO .030 IN DEPTH. THE WORN / GOUGED AREA IS LOCATED ALONG THE 54.0 LENGTH OF THE V-BLADE AND IS COMMON TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE V-BLADE.