Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
September 4, 2020
Submitted
October 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22221
Aircraft time
94,597 hours, 43,280 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 492
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

DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT AT HAECO GSO, PRODUCTION PERSONNEL REPORTED DAMAGE ON THE MAIN CARGO DOOR OPENING FORWARD FRAME STA 492 BETWEEN S-7L AND S-8L. DAMAGES ARE MINOR, HOWEVER, IAI B767 SRM SUPPLEMENT NOTES TO CONTACT IAI FOR ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. THE DAMAGE IS LOCALIZED ON THE FRAMES INNER AFT CORNER EDGE WITH A LENGTH OF 1.10-INCH, A WIDTH OF 0.005-INCH, AND A MAX CORNER DEPTH OF 0.012-INCH. CUSTOMER REPORTED TO IAI THAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO BOTH MDCD SURROUND MAIN FRAMES AT STA 492 AND STA 632. SEE PAGES FROM 3 TO 5 FOR VIEWS OF DAMAGE. DAMAGES WERE REMOVED PER 767-200 SRM 51-10-02. SEE PAGES 4 AND 5 FOR VIEWS OF DAMAGE REMOVED. SURFACE HFEC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IN REGION AROUND DAMAGE LOCATION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND, REF.ABX-REA-5333-64025-00.