Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
July 15, 2005
Submitted
August 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N386AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27060
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
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 - REAR SPAR WEB WING CENTER SECTION OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE INBOARD LEG OF THE PICKLE FORK HAS BLEND IN AREA APPROXIMATELY 3 INCH BY 0.5 INCH WITH A DEPTH OF 0.067 INCH. REMOVED EXPOSED CORROSION FROM THE REAR SPAR SURFACE. UNDERCUT THE SPAR AND PICKLE FORK APPROXIMATELY ONE EIGHTH INCH TO REMOVE ANY POSSIBLE CORROSION UNDER THE PICKLE FORK. PERFORMED A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION TO ENSURE CORROSION WAS REMOVED. ALODINED, PRIMED, AND APPLIED LIBERAL AMOUNTS OF BMS 335.