Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
December 12, 2018
Submitted
January 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22221
Aircraft time
91,467 hours, 41,954 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
146T80161
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

CORROSION ON CENTER RIB OF THE BULK CARGO DOOR LOWER SILL. THE RIB WAS REPLACED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.