Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
May 18, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21869
Aircraft time
66,729 hours, 17,169 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Bolt
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
66,729 hours, 17,169 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

NR 1 PYLON O/B SIDE LOAD FITTING I/B BOLT HAD CRACK INDICATION. *S/D* BOLT MATERIAL IS H11 STEEL AND CRACK IS THE RESULT OF STRESS CORROSION, A CHARACTERISTIC OF H11 MATERIAL. INCONEL 718 BOLTS WERE INSTALLED PER PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 767-57A0074, PART 3. FASTENER REPLACEMENT.