Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 8, 2008
Submitted
October 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
36,134 hours, 10,166 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Panel
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Evac Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT OVERWING SLIDE PANEL HAS A FOOTBALL SIZE DELAMINATION. DELAMINATED PANEL REMOVED & ROUTED TO SHOP. DOOR ASSY 416T2009-7 ON ORDER FROM BOEING. REPLACED RT OVERWING SLIDE DOOR. RIGGED AND ADJUSTED. REPLACED KEEPERS. EG EVALUATED THE FLUSHNESS CONDITION AND FOUND THAT THE FLUSHNESS OF 0.156 IN LIEU OF THE 0.20 PER MM, IS ACCEPTABLE ALONG THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE PANEL AS IT WILL NOT AFFECT AERODYNAMIC FLOW.