Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
November 23, 2009
Submitted
December 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25201
Aircraft time
74,953 hours, 11,670 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND ON THE AFT UPPER HOLE COMMON TO THE OUTER CHORD AND S-12A RIGHT TENSION FITTING AT BULKHEAD RT FWD OUTER CHORD. THE FASTENER HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO 0.2782 TO REMOVE ANY INDICATIONS. BOEING APPROVED THE OVERSIZED HOLE TO 2ND OVER WITHOUT COLD-WORKING THE HOLE.