Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
February 22, 2006
Submitted
March 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24043
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
113T14261
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler Hinge
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

AFW - NUMBER TWO SPOILER OUTBOARD HINGE ATTACH FITTING HAS SMALL CRACK ON LOWER OUTBOARD LEG. AREA OF CRACK IS 0.5 INCH BY 0.2 INCH WITH AT DEPTH OF 0.2 INCH. CRACK LENGTH IS 0.5 INCH. BLEND/ROUTE OUT CRACK. PERFORMED HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT TO VERIFY AREA IS CRACK FREE. FABRICATED REPAIR FITTING FROM 7075T6A. REFINISHED ALL BARE ALUMINUM SURFACES WITH ALODINE AND TWO COATS BMS1011 PRIMER. INSTALLED REPAIR WET WITH BMS595 USING 3/16 INCH HI-LOKS. REPLACE HINGE FITTING AT NEXT MAIN BASE VISIT NOT TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS. REFERENCE TFI 362575AD5. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.