Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
January 12, 2009
Submitted
March 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25196
Aircraft time
72,014 hours, 11,295 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bulkhead
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 - DURING BULKHEAD OUTER CHORD INSPECTION CRACK INDICATION WAS NOTICED AT ONE HOLE LOCATION COMMON TO SKIN FORWARD LOWER TENSION FITTING, SPLICE FITTING, AND FORWARD OUTER CHORD. CRACK INDICATION WAS REMOVED BY ONE SIXTY FOURTH INCH HOLE OVERSIZING AND CONFIRMED NO CRACK INDICATION USING OPEN HOLE HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. REPAIRED IAW MRB 3316.