Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
November 21, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23144
Aircraft time
57,536 hours, 44,646 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182T580023
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal Stab
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 ON UPPER RIB CHORD OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BUTT LINE 357.442 LEFT. THE CHORD WAS REPLACED. AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.