Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
February 24, 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
Angle
Part number
173T13021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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

VERTICAL STABILIZER TO SKIN ANGLE LT OTBD END CRACKED, ACCESS THROUGH PANEL 324AL. REMOVED ANGLE, FABRICATED NEW ANGLE IAW DWG 173T1302 FROM 2024-T3 .040. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW SRM 5140-02. SDR INFO, CRACKED 1.900", PN 173T1302-1, SN N/A, PART NAME ANGLE, FS LOCATION ON ACFT FS 1725.5 TO 1746.5, STRINGER & WS LOCATION ON ACFT, STRINGER 2L TO 2R. ACFT WAS GNDED.