Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
June 20, 2013
Submitted
July 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
80,953 hours, 38,437 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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 WHEEL WELL TRANSVERSE BEAM BS 1021 HAS CORROSION ON OTBD LOWER TEE. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-12, FIG 1, ACFT WAS GROUNDED.