Service difficulty report · Splice Plate · Boeing 767383

Difficulty date
March 22, 2023
Submitted
May 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N219CY
Make and model
Boeing 767383
Aircraft serial
24358
Aircraft time
93,657 hours, 24,053 cycles
Part
Splice Plate
Part number
114T022319
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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 C21 MAINTENANCE CHECK AT HAECO AMERICAS, MAINTENANCE REPORTED CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE LH WING OUTBOARD UPPER SPLICE PLATE (114T0223-19), APPROXIMATELY AT OSS 630.945. (2) RIVETS WERE REMOVED PER B767-300 SRM 51-40-02. THE DAMAGE WAS BLENDED PER SRM 51-20-01 WITH MINIMUM MATERIAL REMAINING OF 0.052 INCHES (LOSS 0.028”) FROM INITIAL THICKNESS OF 0.080 INCHES. THE MATERIAL LOSS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 51-41-01, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2. HOWEVER, MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING, INADVERTENTLY CUT THE SUBJECT SPLICE PLATE.REPAIRED PER ABX-REA-5741-65023-00