Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
July 13, 2018
Submitted
July 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23021
Aircraft time
58,298 hours, 43,163 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
111T40154
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing
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

CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER WING SKIN PANEL # 1 (P/N: 111T4015-4) AND LOWER CENTER WING BEAM (LBL 62.05) WEB (P/N: 111T5077-2), DOUBLER (P/N: 111T5012-21), & LOWER CHORD (P/N: 111T5012-17). THE CHAFE AREA COMMON TO THE LOWER CENTER WING SKIN PANEL # 1 MEASURED WERE APPROXIMATELY 1.25" (CHORDWISE) X 0.049 (DEPTH). THE SKIN, WING BEAM WEB, DOUBLER, AND LOWER CHORD WERE REPAIRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.