Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
May 23, 2025
Submitted
May 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22785
Aircraft time
71,333 hours, 46,641 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
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 C 5 CHECK AT PEMCO, AMES NR 0155 - FOUND APU COMPARTMENT, INTERNAL, RH WALL AT STA. 1872, 30" UP FROM DOOR CUT OUT HAS GOUGE DAMAGE. EVALUATED DAMAGE, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DEPTH .225 LENGTH 1.625 ORIGINAL MATERIAL 2 PLIES 0.016 LIMITS ARE 15% OF SKIN THICKNESS CUTOUT DAMAGE ARE FAB 1 EA FILLER AND 1 EA DOUBLER. INSTALLED NEW 1 EA FILLER AND 1 EA DOUBLER IAW B717-200 SRM 53-00-01. INSPECT 37,500 12,000 FLIGHT CYCLES 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. TOOL USED IA 21811 EAP 08/OCT/25. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.