Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
September 1, 2026
Submitted
September 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24531
Aircraft time
101,922 hours, 37,955 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
113T15456
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

DURING C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS OBSERVED ON THE RT WING UPPER SURFACE SKIN PANEL NR 1 AT WS 434 OVER UPPER RIB FLANGE PIN 113T1545-6, THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING AFFECTED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-02 WITH MEASURED MATERIAL REMAINING OF0.112 INCHES FROM INITIAL THICKNESS OF 0.205", INCH (UT MEASURED) WITH MATERIAL LOSS OF 0.093 INCH (45%), FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-20-01, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, TABLE I OF 0.035 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BLENDED AREA WITH APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF 2.5", SEE FIGURE 1 FOR MORE DETAILS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED PER SR PEF-ABX-26- 00121 AND PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE PROVIDED. REPAIRED IAW ABX-REA-5725-66202-00.