Service difficulty report · Fork · 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
Fork
Part number
145T25238
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 C18 CHECK AT AIRBORNE (TAMPA), A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CENTER WING REAR SPAR BULKHEAD WEB (111 TL003-14) IDENTIFIED EXTENSIVE CORROSION AT THE RH SIDE FITTING (145T2523-8) SEE FIGURE 1. CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER THE SIDE FITTING AND CORROSION REMOVAL WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REA 6514 7. THIS REA PROVIDES REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REAR SPAR WEB CORROSION LOCATIONS UNDER THE SIDE FITTING. THIS REA IS ASSOCIATED TO REA 65 L 46(JACKING/SHORING) & 6514 ?(REMOVALS/EVALUATION). SEE REA 65150 FOR REPAIR OF THE RH SIDE FITTING. BOEING WAS CONTACTED PER BMN PEF-ABX-23-0105 AND PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE PROVIDED. AC WAS REPAIRED IAW ABX-REA-5712-65148-00.AND ABX-REA-5712-65148-01