Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
November 18, 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
114T220415
Condition
Cracked
Location
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 5 SLAT OUTBOARD AUX TRACK OUTBOARD LOWER PANEL ATTACH STRUT SPLIT UNDER FORWARD NUT PLATE ON EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 SLAT O/B AUX TRACK OUTBOARD LOWER PANEL ATTACH STRUT RIB IAW B767 SRM 51-40-02. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.