SDR ABXA20170720121

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date: July 20, 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
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 141T33315
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND L-1 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER FORWARD CORNER. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN STA 287 TO STA 347, S18L TO S24L BELOW L-1 DOOR IAW REO-G20052, REV B AND NR-B653-62038MR. SDR INFO: PART NAME: FUSELAGE SKIN, PN: 141T3331-5, SN: NSN, STA 287-347, LT BELOW L-1 DOOR. CRACK SIZE: 0.125". ACFT WAS GROUNDED.