Service difficulty report · Failsafe · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
October 5, 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
Failsafe
Part number
143T159102
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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 DISCOVERED AN AREAS OF CORROSION ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE FAIL-SAFE STRAP (P/N 143T15910-2) INSTALLED ON THE FORWARD FRAME OF THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR JAMB. THE CORROSION WAS LOCATED AT STATION 539.5 BETWEEN S30R & S35R AND WAS REMOVED PER 767-200 SRM 53-00-15, FIGURE 101, AND EXCEEDING 10% PARENT MATERIAL LOSS. FLIGHT VEHICLES CONSULTING INC. WAS CONTACTED WITH REPAIR PROPOSAL, AND PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE APPROVED. REPAIRED PER ABX-REA-5333-64722-00. VENDOR DID NOT REPORT REPAIR TO ABX AIR. THIS WAS DICOVERED BY AN FAA AUDIT OF THE VENDOR