Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
July 8, 2015
Submitted
September 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23143
Aircraft time
54,690 hours, 43,269 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
113T134543
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 NR 1 FLAP SUPPORT, RIB NR 3 HOLE SHOWS CRACK INDICATION WITH EDDY CURRENT. REAMED HOLE TO FINAL SIZE OF .7495 .7505 ON FLAP SUPPORT NR 1, HOLE NR 3 IAW REA B657-61641-MR. SDR INFO CORRODED L2, PN 113T1345-43, SN NONE, PART NAME NR 1 FLAP SUPPORT FITTING, STRINGER & WS LOCATION ON ACFT WS 797. ACFT WAS GNDED.