Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
February 20, 2004
Submitted
March 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25447
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron Hinge
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

AFW - RIGHT HAND INBOARD AILERON HINGE FITTING HAS A TIME LIMITED REPAIR INSTALLED AT WING STATION 467. CRACK LENGTH INITIALLY MEASURED AT 1.24 INCHES. FINAL MEASUREMENT AT 1.70 INCHES. REMOVED TIME LIMITED REPAIR (STRAP) AND REPLACED WITH PERMANENT REPAIR (CLIP). REPAIR ANGLE CLIP FABRICATED OUT OF 7075-T6 AND FASTENED TO AILERON RIB TO PROVIDE A SUPPORT FOR FIXED TRAILING EDGE PANEL STIFFENER PER MRB 767-2560 DATED 2/18/04.