Service difficulty report · Fasteners · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
May 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21871
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Fasteners
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
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 AFT LWR SPAR FITTING, 3 FASTENERS FAILED ADJACENT TO DIAG BRACE. *S/D* IT IS ASSUMED THE JOINT OPENED UNDER LIMIT LOADS OR TENSILE FATIGUE LOADS FROM THE DIAG BRACE. WHEN THESE LOADS OCCUR, 1 OR MORE OF THE FASTENERS CAN FAIL AS OUTLINED IN SB 767-54-0070, EFFECTIVE FOR 767-322 AIRCRAFT. REPLACED ALL 8 FASTENERS ON THE VERT FLANGE OF THE AFT LWR SPAR FITTING, INSPECTION OF THE RADII BETWEEN LUG AND VERT FLANGE FOR CRACKS, AND FASTENERS COMMON TO THE HORIZ FLANGE FOR LOOSENESS OR OTHER ANOMALIES. AN ULTRASOUND INSPECTION OF THE NR 2 PYLON AFT LWR SPAR FITTING VERT FLANGE FASTENERS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND.