Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
December 5, 2018
Submitted
December 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
89,068 hours, 42,326 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143T35103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 757.3
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

CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BODY STATION 757.3 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 25R AND 26R. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.