Service difficulty report · Support Beam · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
February 12, 2014
Submitted
February 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23144
Aircraft time
53,140 hours, 42,315 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Support Beam
Part number
654T03913
Condition
Corroded
Location
Spoiler
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 WING UPPER SURFACE, BULGE IN PANEL JUST FWD OF NR 5 SPOILER CTR OTBD FITTING. FOUND SPOILER SUPPORT BEAM TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. FABRICATED NEW BEAN PN 654T0391-3 IAW REA B657-60857-MR & REPAIRED NEW BEAM IAW REA B657-60862-MR. INSTALLED BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02 PAR 4 & 7. SDR INFO CORRODED LEVEL 2, PN 654T0391-3, SN N/A, PART NAME CHORD UPPER, LOCATION FROM LWB L355 TO LWBL 247. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.