What was found
AFT PIT, PITTING CORROSION IN TOP SURFACE OF TORQUE BOX STA 1345, RBL 8. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED WEB. FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW WEB.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2008
- Submitted
- September 16, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N659UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 767322
- Aircraft serial
- 27114
- Aircraft time
- 68,486 hours, 11,219 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4060
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Torque Box
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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