Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
December 3, 2015
Submitted
December 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23144
Aircraft time
55,039 hours, 43,448 cycles
Part
Structure
Part number
148T27400
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 1809 FWD OUTER CHORD INBD FLANGE AT OTBD FASTENER BELOW SPLICE FITTING CRACKED APPROX 1.5". HFEC VERIFIED IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-19. REMOVED & REINSTALLED ANGLES & ATTACH BRACKETS TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF LT 1809 OUTER CHORD IAW SRM 51-40-02 PARA 7D & 9B. THE 1809 LT OUTER WILL BE REPLACED ON EA 53800001-003. CRACKED 1.5", PN 148T2740-0, SN N/A, PART NAME LT OUTER CHORD, ACFT WAS GNDED.