Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
October 15, 2010
Submitted
December 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24043
Aircraft time
92,972 hours, 15,125 cycles
Part
Strap
Condition
Cracked
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

THE FLOORBEAM STABILIZATION STRAP AT STATION 347 RIGHT BUTTLINE 39 CRACKED ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE FLOORBEAM. WHEN THE FORWARD GALLEY IS INSTALLED, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE AND INSTALL THE BLIND OR SOLID FASTENERS WHEN ACCOMPLISHING THE SRM REPAIR. ENGINEERING ISSUED THIS EA TO INSTALL A REPAIR STRAP FABRICATED FROM 7075-T6 AND ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL SECTIONS OF THE STABILIZATION STRAP WITH 3M EC-3333 STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-51-2R.