Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
October 12, 2023
Submitted
October 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
25577
Aircraft time
88,591 hours, 30,476 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
12T47022B767
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 600
Part time
88,591 hours, 30,476 cycles
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 CURRENT CHECKC18 AT AIRBORNE (TAMPA), MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED CORROSION ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RIGHT WING BOTTOM SKIN PANEL #2 (PIN L L2T4702-2) BETWEEN RIBS 31-32 AT THE REAR SPAR. THE CORROSION WA REMOVED BY BLENDING PER B767-300 SRM 57-20-01, AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS. AN ULTRASONIC (UT) INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO DETERMINE THE MINIMAL REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS A,,T.)D RESULT WERE RECORDED IN A 0.5'' X 0.5'' GRID PATTERN. INSPECTION REPORTED 0.076" REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNE. SAT THE THINNEST LOCATION FROM 0.200" NOMINAL (REMOVED 0.124") AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2. ALL FASTYNERS COMMON TO REWORKED AREAS WERE REMOVED AND HFEC ROTA-PROBE INSPECTED(NO FINDINGS). AN HFEC URFACE CAN INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER 767 NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS REA PRNVIDES REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBJECT LOCATION, AND APPROVED BY FLIGHT VEHICLES CONSULTING.REPAIRED IAW ABX REA-5725-65145-00.