What was found
CORROSION ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE LOWER HORIZONTAL LEG OF THE #3 UPPER STRINGER, LOCATED AT BL 0 IN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CENTER SECTION. THE STRINGER WAS REPAIRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 181T31011
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- 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.