Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
October 7, 2016
Submitted
November 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22221
Aircraft time
88,120 hours, 40,654 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
114T2300189
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING LEADING EDGE BS 698 FORWARD LOWER PANEL ATTACH NUT PLATE STRIP CORRODED. NOSE BEAM AT NUT PLATE LOCATIONS WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. REMOVED NOSE BEAM WEB AND FABRICATED REPLACEMENT NOSE BEAM WEB FROM 7075T-6 .050 PO# 008909 IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING DRAWING 114T2300 AND 767 SRM 51-30-01. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT -189 NOSE BEAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 767 SRM 51-40-02 PAR 4,7,9. SDR INFO: CORRODED, LEVEL: 2, PART NUMBER: 114T2300-189, PART NAME: NOSE BEAM WEB, LOC: LES 698 TO LES 708. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.