Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
February 4, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7375A
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25202
Aircraft time
74,823 hours, 11,798 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

TOOLING DAMAGE WAS FOUND ADJACENT TO A HI-LOK COLLAR ON STRINGER 8 RIGHT AT THE D STATION 111 FRAME. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A DEEP GOUGE TO THE AFT SIDE OF THE HOLE. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY COUNTERBORING THE FASTENER HOLE TO 0.437€? AND INSTALLING A FREEZE PLUG PER THE EA 008861.