Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
August 19, 2008
Submitted
October 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22331
Aircraft time
82,568 hours, 16,313 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143T3510
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 532 S32r
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 FUSELAGE SKIN APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES FORWARD OF FORWARD CARGO DOOR AT STRINGER 32 RT HAD A GOUGE BLENDED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. AREA OF DISCREPANCY IS 2 INCHES BY 1 INCH WITH A DEPTH OF .050 INCH. MATERIAL REMAINING IS .156 INCH. HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION FOR CRACKS WITH NO FINDINGS. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01-1A WITH EXCEPTIONS PER MRB 767 3276.