Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
February 9, 2009
Submitted
March 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23147
Aircraft time
49,291 hours, 38,619 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
015T10594
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
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 C-CHECK AT ILN, MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK INDICATION DURING AFTER MODIFICATION INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT FORWARD OUTER CHORD AND TENSION FITTING PER A/B 767-53A0078, AS MANDATED BY AD 2005-11-02. THREE DISCREPANT FASTENER HOLE LOCATIONS WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE DISCREPANCIES AND THE LOWER TENSION FITTING WAS REPLACED AS THE ANOMALY WAS TOO LARGE TO REMOVE BY HOLE ENLARGEMENT. RESULTING IN 3 HOLE LOCATIONS WITH HOLES LARGER THAN ALLOWED IN THE BULLETIN. BOEING INSTRUCTED ABX TO INSTALL OVERSIZED FASTENERS IN THE 3 LOCATIONS THROUGH THE ENTIRE STACK UP, TO INCLUDE THE CHORD, FITTINGS AND FUSELAGE SKIN. REPAIRED IAW REA B657-58095-MR.