Service difficulty report · Splice Plate · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
October 8, 2014
Submitted
November 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23020
Aircraft time
56,527 hours, 42,209 cycles
Part
Splice Plate
Part number
313T338059
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

NUMBER 1 PYLON AT INBD LOWER BEAM HYD BAY DOOR AT AFT END STRUCTURE IS CRACKED ABOVE & BELOW THE BEAM. R & R SPLICE PLATE IAW SRM 51-10-2. CRACKED 2.O INCHES, PN 313T3380-59, PART NAME SPLICE PLATE, SN NSN, STRINGER & WS LOCATION 318.50 TO 318.50. ACFT WAS GNDED.