Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
October 9, 2009
Submitted
October 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22335
Aircraft time
83,596 hours, 16,694 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
140T37002
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
83,595 hours, 16,694 cycles
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

SPOT CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE NUMBER 4 BEAM INNER CHORD OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR. DURING THE DISMANTLING THE INNER CHORD BUCKLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BEAM AT STATION 200. REPAIRED CHORD USING 1 FORMED ANGLE AND A REPAIR STRAP. THE CORROSION WAS LIMITED TO 3 NUT PLATE FASTENERS. BLEND LOCATIONS ARE AT STATIONS 169, 175, AND 224 AND WERE REPAIRED USING STRAPS AND NESTED FORMED ANGLES.