Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
October 13, 2025
Submitted
October 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24317
Aircraft time
113,506 hours, 33,663 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 600
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

THIS AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING AN A-CHK IN CVG, AND MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT WING UPPER T/E PANEL AT W.STA 433 TO BE BULGED UP WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE T/E OF THE WING SKIN. AFTER THE PANEL WAS REMOVED, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE T/E OF WING SKIN PANEL #1 WHERE IT OVERHANGS THE REAR SPAR. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING, AND THE BLEND WAS BEYOND THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT GIVEN IN REF /A/. THERE IS NO REPAIR GIVEN FOR THIS IN THE B767-300 SRM SO FLIGHT VEHICLES CONSULTING, INC. WAS CONTACTED FOR AN FAA-DER APPROVED REPAIR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REA IS TO AUTHORIZE AND DOCUMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF REF /B/, WHICH IS AN FAA-DER APPROVED REPAIR. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED IAW FVCI EO# 25185-1 REV IR W.S. 433 PER ABX-REA-5725-65905-00.