Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
November 17, 2012
Submitted
December 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23145
Aircraft time
53,224 hours, 42,092 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
114T221615
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

NUMBER 3 SLAT INBOARD AUX TRACK OUTBOARD LOWER PANEL ATTACH STRUT SPLIT AT AFT END ON EDGE. INSTALLED NEW STRUT P/N IAW BOEING 767-200 SRM 51-40-02. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.