Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
May 3, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21867
Aircraft time
65,759 hours, 17,021 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Bolt
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh Wing
Part time
65,759 hours, 17,021 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

DURING C-CHECK, NR 16 THE NR 2 PYLON OUTBOARD WING STRUT SUPPORT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BOLT (BACB30MT12K32) WAS FOUND SHEARED. ALSO, THERE WAS SLIGHT CORROSION AND GOUGING IN THE BORE. ON THE INBOARD WING STRUT SUPPORT FITTING THE OUTBOARD BOLT WAS FOUND CRACKED. *S/D* BOLT MATERIAL IS H11 STEEL AND CRACK IS THE RESULT OF STRESS CORROSION, A CHARACTERISTIC OF H11 MATERIAL. INCONEL 718 BOLTS IN BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD UNDERWING SIDE LOAD FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED PER PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 767-57A0074, PART 3, FASTENER REPLACEMENT.