Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
November 26, 2012
Submitted
December 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23145
Aircraft time
53,224 hours, 42,092 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
182T580041
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB TIP UPPER PANEL ATTACH NUT PLATE T-CAP CORRODED AROUND NUT PLATES ON EDGE AND LOWER T-CAP SPLIT ON EDGE ADJACENT TO FORWARD NUT PLATE. REPAIRED LEFT HOIZONTAL STAB TIP UPPER PANEL ATTACHED NUT PLATE T-CAP IAW B767 SRM 51-40-02, PRIMED AND PAINTED AREAS OF REMOVED PAINT ON LEFT HORZ STAB TIP IAW B767 MM 51-21-10-307-802. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.