What was found
DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION REQUIRED BY AD 2012-22-17, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE INNER CHORD OF THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME BELOW FLOOR LEVEL OF THE UPPER CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CHORD WAS REPAIRED. AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2017
- Submitted
- October 3, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N312AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 767223
- Aircraft serial
- 22315
- Aircraft time
- 84,093 hours, 20,373 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 145T10012
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- U
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.