SDR AALA951669

Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date: September 15, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N305AA
Make and model: Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial: 22311
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Splice
Condition: Corroded
Location: Bs 1307
Stage of operation: IN
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

AFW - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER SPLICE, STRINGER 35L WAS TRIMMED BACK 1.5 INCHES TO REMOVE THE CORRODED AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A NEW SPLICE PIECE IDENTICAL TO OLD USING THE SAME MATERIAL TYPE AND SHAPE EXCEPT THAT NEW PIECE IS LONGER BY THE AMOUNT REMOVED FROM THE STRINGER END. APPROVED BY ENGINEERING PER MRB 767-1013. (M)