Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
May 13, 2019
Submitted
June 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
89,115 hours, 42,359 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
140T011525
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 434
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 AND GOUGES IN STRINGER 36L SPICE AT FUSELAGE STATION 434. THE SPLICE WAS REPLACED. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED.