Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
July 27, 2016
Submitted
August 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22786
Aircraft time
56,731 hours, 42,813 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
96FS66760316
Condition
Cracked
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

AFT CARGO STA 1087 UNDER STR 38L JUST AFT OF FORWARD BULKHEAD HAS EVALUATED BLEND ON STR 38L IN AFT CARGO STA 1087 AFT OF FORWARD BULKHEAD, ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS .125", REMOVED .048", REMAINING THICKNESS .077". FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-15. REPLACED CLIP AT STA 108, STR 38 IAW SRM 51-40-01. BRACKET, PN: 96FS667603-16, PART LOCATION: STA 1087, LBL 11, DAMAGE SIZE: 1.0" X .5X .048. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.