Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
March 19, 2013
Submitted
March 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22221
Aircraft time
84,755 hours, 38,567 cycles
Part
Strap
Part number
145T252420
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

RIGHT SIDE FAILSAFE STRAP FOUND WITH .50" CRACK RADIATING FROM LOWER HOLE AT APPROX 9 O'CLOCK POSITION. FRETTING CORROSION ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF FITTING WILL BE CLEANED UP BY TRIM OUT PROCEDURE. TRIM OUT OF FAILSAFE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION ACCOMPLISHED, ACFT WAS GROUNDED.