What was found
CORROSION ON THE UPPER NR 8 STRINGER COMMON TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LOWER HORIZONTAL FLANGE JUST OUTBOARD OF RIB 2 (LBL 41.5 - RSS 0.00) OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE STRINGER WAS REPAIRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2018
- Submitted
- July 6, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N795AX
- Make and model
- Boeing 767281
- Aircraft serial
- 23145
- Aircraft time
- 61,974 hours, 46,001 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 182T31087
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Horiz 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.