What was found
LEFT PRESSURE DECK TEE FITTING CORRODED AT THE FWD LOWER HOLE COMMON TO THE FAILSAFE STRAP REF B767-200 SRM 51-40-05. REMOVED AND REPLACED TEE FITTING IAW EA53500013-008 AND AMES DOCUMENT 47008ORD11. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2012
- Submitted
- December 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N769AX
- Make and model
- Boeing 767281
- Aircraft serial
- 22787
- Aircraft time
- 53,878 hours, 41,422 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Tee Fitting
- Part number
- 100T144U3
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.