Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
July 24, 2012
Submitted
August 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23019
Aircraft time
52,973 hours, 40,703 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148T3121
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXISTING REPAIR AT STA 1725.5 AT STR 7R IS NOT IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5, REPAIR 5, DETAIL II. FASTENER PATTERN & TYPE IS DIFFERENT FROM DETAIL II BY HAVING HI-LOKS IN PLACE OF SOME BACR15CE6KE RIVETS. PRESENCE OF TRIPLER IS OBSCURED BY PAINT & NOT VISUALLY VERIFIABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED REPAIR AT STA 1725.5 L7R IAW B767 SRM 53-80-01 2R5 FIG 201 REPAIR 5 DETAIL II, ACFT WAS GROUNDED.