Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 11, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29242
Aircraft time
18,094 hours, 5,061 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Floorbeam
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FWD NOSE SECTION, BS 246 FLOORBEAM, FWD SIDE APPROX LBL 17, VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED. ROUTINE INSPECTION IN PLACE TO FIND AND FIX THESE CRACKED STIFFENERS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ADDRESSED BY BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN AND UA MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.