Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 25, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30026
Aircraft time
1,009 hours, 342 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 & 2 Pylons
Part time
129,806 hours, 427 cycles
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

FOUND ON WALKAROUND NR 1 AND NR 2 AFT STRUT MOUNT BOLT ACCESS PANELS INBOARD SIDE SEVERLY CRACKED WITH 2 PULLED SCREWS EACH PANEL. PANEL P/N 313T3200-351 AND 352- M615100 F. CRACKS ON NR 1: 3 IN AND 4 IN; NR 2 ONE CRACK 2 IN. SIMILAR CONDITION NOTED ON OTHER RECENT 767 DELIVERY. *S/D* ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR TO SECONDARY STRUCTURE. ASSIGNED REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR, WITHIN 400 FLIGHT HOURS.