Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
February 9, 2010
Submitted
December 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7375A
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25202
Aircraft time
74,823 hours, 11,798 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Tailcone
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

DENT ON FUSELAGE TAIL CONE SKIN AT STATION 1845 NEAR STRINGER 3 LEFT APPROXIMATELY 12 IN FORWARD OF THE RUDDER TRAILING EDGE LEFT SIDE. THE DENT MEASURES 1.5 BY .073 EXCEEDING THE SRM LIMITS OF 30. HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION FOUND NO CRACKS. THE SKIN IN THIS AREA IS A BONDED ASSEMBLY OF TWO SHEETS OF 0.016 2024-T3 CLAD. REPAIRED PER EA B767-53-008820.