SDR ABXA010643

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
September 30, 2001
Submitted
December 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23141
Aircraft time
37,847 hours, 34,009 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

DURING THE SIDE LINK FITTING REPLACEMENT ON THE RIGHT WING, DISCOVERED THAT TWO EXISTING ATTACHMENT HOLES WERE ALREADY SECOND OVERSIZED, WHILE SERVICE BULLETIN ALLOWED THE HOLES TO BE ENLARGED (AFTER COLDWORK) TO A MAXIMUM OF SECOND OVERSIZE. ONE OF THE HOLES WAS ELONGATED. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA B653-41461MR.