Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767383

Difficulty date
March 20, 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
Skin
Part number
113T310077
Part serial
000664
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED (2 EA.) AREAS OF CORROSION ON THE LOWER OUTER SKIN PANEL (P/N 113T3143-3) OF THE LEFTWING OUTBOARD FLAP ASSEMBLY (P/N 113T3100-77, S/N 000664) CURRENTLY INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT N219CY. THE FIRST AREA, DAMAGE 2 (OPS 22352) IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100” FROM THE INBOARD EDGE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 3. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING PER 767-300 SRM 57-53-01, FIGURE 101, AD 1 AND AFTER EVALUATION, THE REWORKED AREA WAS FOUND TO EXCEED PUBLISHED LIMITS (0.065” REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS AT THE THINNEST LOCATION FROM 0.100” (NOMINAL) (35% MATERIAL LOSS). THE SECOND AREA, DAMAGE 1 (OPS 22351) IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 108” FROM THE INBOARD EDGE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 3. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING PER 767-300 SRM 57-53-01, FIGURE 101, AD 1 AND AFTER EVALUATION, THE REWORKED AREA WAS FOUND TO EXCEED PUBLISHED LIMITS (0.076” REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS AT THE THINNEST LOCATION FROM 0.100” (NOMINAL) (24% MATERIAL LOSS). PER 767-300 SRM 57-53-01, REPAIR 1, THE DAMAGE CAN BE REPAIRED PER 767-300 SRM 51-70-10 EXCEPT PER TABLE A, AN INITIAL SKIN THICKNESS IS LIMITED TO 0.080” COMPARED TO THE 0.100” OUTER SKIN THICKNESS REPORTED AT EACH DAMAGE LOCATION. REPAIRED PER ABX-REA-5750-64994-00.