Service difficulty report · Failsafe · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
September 11, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22333
Aircraft time
84,716 hours, 15,998 cycles
Part
Failsafe
Condition
Severed
Location
Bs 1307
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

WHILE REPLACING STRINGER 39L AT STA 1307, STRINGER SECTION WAS OVER 24 INCHES REQUIRING THE FRAME AT STA 1307 TO BE SEVERED ALONG THE WEB PORTION VERTICALLY BETWEEN STR 38L AND 39L. THE OUTER FAIL-SAFE CHORD WAS SEVERED VERTICALLY BETWEEN STR 36L AND 37L AND AGAIN BETWEEN 39R AND 38R. REPAIRED WEB AND FAIL-SAFE CHORDS UNDER ENGINEERING AUTHORITY B767-53-007366.