Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
April 28, 2015
Submitted
May 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
82,950 hours, 39,572 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146T32031
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

EXTERIOR SKIN CORRODED & BLOWN OUT AT STATION 1307 STRINGER 37L. REQUEST ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIR. REMOVED BALL MAT, VHF ANTENNA, TRAY, POWER STEP, ROLLER, WEB & GUSSET. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA B653-61463-MR HOLE & EDGE SCANS OF DAMAGED AREA COMPLIED WITH. REINSTALLED BALL MAT, VHF ANTENNA TRAY, POWER STEP, TRAY, WEB & GUSSET. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK VHF ANTENNA GOOD. SDR INFO CORRODED, PN 146T3203-1, PART NAME FUSELAGE SKIN, FS & BS LOCATION, 1300 TO 1330, STRINGER & WS LOCATION, STRINGER 38R - 36L. ACFT WAS GNDED.