Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
May 13, 2019
Submitted
May 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
89,115 hours, 42,359 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Part number
145T86123
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 THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE HORIZONTAL WEB PAD UP AREA OF THE KEEL BEAM IN TWO AREAS AT BUTT LINE 0 AND AT LEFT BUTT LINE 7 BETWEEN BODY STATIONS 1013 AND 1020. THE HORIZONTAL WEB WAS REPAIRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.