Service difficulty report · Fairlead · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
January 28, 2022
Submitted
January 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
33081
Aircraft time
63,521 hours, 10,722 cycles
Part
Fairlead
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION FOR A MISSING GROMMET ON A ELEVATOR CABLE FAIRLEAD AT BS999 IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE FAIRLEAD WAS REWORKED AND EXTREMELY CLOSE TO TURNBUCKLES, AIRCRAFT AIPC SHOWED NO FAIRLEAD P/NO: INSTALLED AT THIS LOCATION. AIRCRAFT CARGO CONVERSION COMPANY ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FAIRLEAD. CARGO CONVERSION COMPANY RESPONSE GAVE LOCATIONS OF FAIRLEAD AND IDLER PULLEYS FOR ELEVATOR AND RUDDER CABLES AT MULTIPLE BS LOCATIONS FAIRLEADS MISSING, FAIRLEADS ALSO IDENTIFIED INSTALLED AT INCORRECT LOCATIONS PER CONVERSION DRAWINGS SUPPLIED. A NUMBER OF MISSING IDLER PULLEYS BETWEEN BS654 AN BS1219 ALSO IDENTIFIED FOLLOWING INSPECTION. ELEVATOR CABLE DAMAGE EVIDENT FROM INSPECTION.