Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
August 30, 2017
Submitted
October 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22227
Aircraft time
81,399 hours, 37,677 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Cover
Part number
654T0391300
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Aileron
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

CORROSION AND A CRACK ON THE RIGHT OTBD AILERON INBOARD COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHT BOX, UPPER SIDE COVERS. TWO WEIGHT BOX COVERS WERE REPLACED. AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.