What was found
CORROSION ON APU INLET SUPPORT SILL AROUND NUT PLATES. THE UPPER AND LOWER SILLS WERE REPLACED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2018
- Submitted
- March 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N798AX
- Make and model
- Boeing 767281
- Aircraft serial
- 23431
- Aircraft time
- 67,943 hours, 49,096 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 148T312068
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1725-1467
- 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.