Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767238

Difficulty date
June 3, 2009
Submitted
June 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673BF
Make and model
Boeing 767238
Aircraft serial
23402
Aircraft time
61,332 hours, 27,015 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
61,332 hours, 27,015 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 REMOVAL OF THE RT LWR AFT BODY FAIRING, ZONE 198, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 1197 AND 1199, .5 INCH ABOVE STRINGER S-32R. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.625 INCHES IN LENGTH AND RUNS PARALLEL TO THE STRINGER. THE CRACK IS A RESULT OF LOCAL, LEVEL 2 CORROSION BEHIND THE AFT CARGO BIN SIDEWALL.