Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
September 14, 2022
Submitted
November 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22226
Aircraft time
86,912 hours, 39,958 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 AIRCRAFT C-CHECK AT AIRBORNE (TAMPA), MAINTENANCE REPORT CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE AND INBOARD SURFACE OF THE UPPER VERTICAL FLANGE ON THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL LONGERON OUTER CHORD PN: 145T8806-2 BETWEEN STA 1050-1060. CORROSION HAS BEEN REMOVED BY BLENDING AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS. BOEING WAS CONTACTED PER SR# 3-5437892605, AND PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE PROVIDED. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.