Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
February 21, 2015
Submitted
March 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23021
Aircraft time
53,754 hours, 40,800 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
182T11001
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Horiz Stab
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 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR & TE BEAM ARE CORRODED AT ELEVATOR STATION 325. REPAIRED OUT OF LIMITS AREA OF LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD ELEVATOR STATION 321.5 - 337.5 IAW REA B655-61425-MR. TE BEAM AT ELEVATOR STATION 325 FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE FOR CONTINUED SERVICE WHEN COMBINING SRM 55-10-13 FIG 101 LIMITS & STANDARD DWG TOLERANCES IAW ENGINEERING. SDR INFO, PN 182T1100-1, PART NAME REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD, SN NSN, CORRODED LEVEL 2, EXACT FS & BS LOCATION ON ACFT ELEVATOR STATION 321.5 TO 337.5. ACFT WAS GNDED.