Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
December 1, 2003
Submitted
February 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22328
Part
Skin
Part number
143T3520
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

MCI FUSELAGE SKIN HAD A TEMPORARY REPAIR WITH BLIND FASTENERS PER AARD 53-00-50-3. ORIGINAL REPAIR IS 18 INCHES AFT OF EXISTING REPAIR. DAMAGE IS LOCATED RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AFT OF C-1 DOOR ON THE PART NUMBER 143T3520 SKIN AFT OF STATION 654 BETWEEN 29R AND 30R. AREA IS 3.0 X 3.0 INCH. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR INSTALLED WITH BLIND FASTERNERS. CLEANED UP PREVIOUS TRIMOUT AND INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01-2, FIGURE 214 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR AND MRB 767-2544 FOR MINIMUM LENGTH REQUIREMENT BETWEEN REPAIRS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.