Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
July 24, 2023
Submitted
August 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22227
Aircraft time
92,919 hours, 41,920 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
112T46011
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 C1 MAINTENANCE CHECK AT HAECO AMERICAS, MAINTENANCE REPORTED CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE LH WING LOWER OUTER SKIN AT WS 1106, DRY BAY AREA. MX REMOVED / BLENDED CORROSION DAMAGE WITH MATERIAL REMAINING OF 0.044 FROM INITIAL THICKNESS OF 0.080 INCHES. CPZ PREPARED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE PER SRM 51-70-10, REPAIR 4 HOWEVER, THE SRM 57-20-01, REPAIR 7 STATED THAT ONLY FLUSH REPAIR IS APPLICABLE. COMPOSITE SHOP CANNOT ACCOMPLISH FLUSH REPAIR DUE OBSTRUCTION OF ADJACENT STRUCTURE.THERE ARE ADDITIONAL TWO DAMAGES ON THE PANEL. THE EDGE CORE DAMAGE OF 0.439¿ DEEP BY 0.84 LONG BY 0.61 WIDE. THE OTHER DAMAGE IS INTERNAL SKIN EDGE DENT OF 23 INCHES AND ADJACENT OF 3.25 INCHES. THE DEEPEST DENT IS MEASURED 0.162 INCHES. REPAIRED PER ABX-REA-5725-65109-00