Service difficulty report · Cargo Track · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
October 10, 2022
Submitted
May 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22226
Aircraft time
86,912 hours, 39,958 cycles
Part
Cargo Track
Part number
368531694451201
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
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 AIRCRAFT C-CHECK AT AIRBORNE (TAMPA), MAINTENANCE REPORTED CORROSION COMMON TO MAIN DECK FLOOR CARGO TRACK P/N 368-53-16-94451-201AT STA 1480 AND LBL 11, THE ORIGINAL THICKNESS FOUND TO BE .071'', NO MATERIAL REMAINING CORROSION WENT ALL THE WAY THRU, THEREFORE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW 767-200 IAI SUPPLEMENTAL SRM 53-00-52 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE. FLIGHT VEHICLES CONSULTING INC. WAS CONTACTED WITH REPAIR PROPOSAL, AND PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE APPROVED. REPAIRED PER ABX-REA-5361-64723-00. VENDOR DID NOT REPORT REPAIR TO ABX AIR. THIS WAS DICOVERED BY AN FAA AUDIT OF THE VENDOR