Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
September 28, 2005
Submitted
October 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22324
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Pylon
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 - LEFT HAND PYLON STRUT SKIN ON INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDE HAD GOUGE CAUSED BY THRUST REVERSER SEAL RETAINER BETWEEN STATION 244 TO 250 AND WATER LINE 195. DAMAGED AREA WAS 5 INCH BY 7 INCH AND 0.053 INCH DEEP. BLENDED DAMAGE AND PERFORMED HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OF REWORKED AREA. VERIFIED USING NDT METHODS. ENSURE THICKNESS WITHIN LIMITS. REMOVED SOURCE OF WEAR FROM THRUST REVERSER BY PERFORMING A RIG AND SHIM OF THE THRUST REVERSER.