Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
May 18, 2005
Submitted
May 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24042
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DUB - AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A ONE INCH CRACK BETWEEN TWO RIVETS AT STRINGER 37 LEFT AT STATION 1219. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR FABRICATE REPAIR DOUBLER OF 2024T3 0.063 TO 0.080 THICK. INSTALL WET WITH SEALANT. INSTALL USING 3/16 PROTRUDING HEAD BLIND RIVETS USING EXISTING FASTENER PATTERNS. INSTALL AT MINIMUM TWO ROWS OF FASTENERS PAST CRACK IN EACH DIRECTION TO AIRCRAFT SKIN CRACK AT STATION 1219 STRINGER 37 LEFT PER SRM/AFW ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO AFW BASE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND PERMANENT REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR PER MRB 767 2697.