Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
April 14, 2006
Submitted
May 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39367
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25194
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

AFW - UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 1417, 1439, 1461, AND 1480 HAS TEAR STRAP CUT. AREA IS SIX INCHES BY 2 INCHES AND IS CUT OUT. FABRICATED REPAIR SPLICE FROM 6 AL 4V TITANIUM .040 INCH THICK. SIZED TO PICK UP THREE ROWS OF FASTENERS ON EACH SIDE OF CUTOUT. FABRICATED A FILLER PIECE FROM 2024 T3 .071 INCH THICK. FINISHED ALL BARE METAL WITH ALODINE AND TWO COATS OF PRIMER. INSTALLED SPLICE PLATE AND PICKED UP A MINIMUM OF THREE ROWS OF 3.3/16 INCH FLUSH SHEAR HEAD, ALUMINUM COATED HI LOKS ON EACH SIDE OF SPLICE.