Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
May 3, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22226
Aircraft time
68,978 hours, 32,085 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
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

RT SPAR SIDE FRAME STA 955 (PICKLE FORK) LEVELING COMPOUND SHRUNK, CRACKED AND LIFTED IN SEVERAL AREAS. CORROSION IS ALSO EVIDENT IN AFT CENTER POCKET. REMOVED LEVELING COMPOUND FOUND SIDE FRAME (PICKLE FORK) CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIDE FRAME IAW B767 SRM 51-40-02 AND REA B653-59269-MR.