Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
November 21, 2022
Submitted
May 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22221
Aircraft time
99,746 hours, 45,087 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
183T30011
Condition
Cracked
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 C CHECK LH O\B ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE COMPOSITE SKIN CRACKED AT CENTER HINGE ACCESS CUTOUT AT ELEV STA 163.74. SRM 55-20-01 AD1 STATES TO CONTACT BOEING FOR ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IN CRITICAL AREA. BOEING WAS CONTACTED THROUGH SERVICE REQUEST 3-5489042895 AND PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE PROVIDED IN PEF-PEF-22-0025-09B REPAIRED PER ABX-REA-5520-64791-00. VENDOR DID NOT REPORT REPAIR TO ABX AIR. THIS WAS DICOVERED BY AN FAA AUDIT OF THE VENDOR.