What was found
CORROSION IN THE SECTION 48 PRESSURE RING (BODY STATION 1582) AT THREE BOLT LOCATIONS: S27R (UPPER/OUTBOARD), S33R (UPPER/OUTBOARD), AND S36L (LOWER/INBOARD). THE PRESSURE RING WAS REPAIRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2018
- Submitted
- December 3, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N797AX
- Make and model
- Boeing 767281
- Aircraft serial
- 23147
- Aircraft time
- 65,912 hours, 46,413 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Ring
- Part number
- 148T22103
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1582
- 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.