Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
June 30, 2022
Submitted
May 4, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22786
Aircraft time
67,719 hours, 47,080 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
145T13814
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING AIRCRAFT C-CHECK AT AIRBORNE (TAMPA), MAINTENANCE WAS REQUIRED TO INSPECT THE RIGHT INNER FRAME CHORD, LOCATED AT BS 883.5, LBL 89 PER ABX JOB CARD ABX-NEA-5350-0015-001 (AD 2012-22-17, SB 767- 53A0209 AND AD 2018-11-08, SB 767-53A0278). DURING INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT INNER CHORD A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE STUB FRAME (PN 145T1381-4), COMMON TO THE #1 FASTENER HOLE. THE CRACK WAS ORIENTED IN THE 9 O’CLOCK POSITION AND THE CRACK LENGTH WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERIMINED. THE HOLE WAS REAMED TO 0.448 INCH WHICH EXCEEDS SB REPAIR LIMITS. THE SERVICE BULLETIN 767-53A0209, FIGURE 4, STEP (A) STATES TO CONTACT BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT GROUP FOR FURTHER DIRECTION. BOEING WAS CONTACTED PER SERVICE REQUEST ID: 4-5553379008, AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE PROVIDED. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ABX-REA-5353-64375-00. VENDOR DID NOT REPORT REPAIR TO ABX AIR. THIS WAS DICOVERED BY AN FAA AUDIT OF THE VENDOR.