Service difficulty report · Longeron · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 20, 2013
Submitted
December 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27115
Aircraft time
88,764 hours, 14,035 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LT UNDERWING LONGERON FITTING INSPECTION. FOUND CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED LT UNDERWING LONGERON INSPECTION. THE LONGERON WAS FOUND CRACKED, REQUIRING ISSUANCE OF OP NR 3 OF EA 5710-02220, REV A. OP NR 3 COMPLIED WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH ECRA 5710-02331 FOR MINOR DEVIATION 085625 FOR RADIUS FILLER IN STEP 7.5: AND ECRA 0711-01020 FOR ALTERNATE AXLE JACK USAGE. PER STEP 8 OF OP NR 3, OP NR 7 OF EA 5710-02220 WAS ISSUED FOR LONGERON REPLACEMENT AND CONTROLLED UNDER NON ROUTINE 46668. OP NR 7 COMPLIED WITH AND LT UNDERWING LONGERON REPLACED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ECRA 5700-03442 FOR BATHTUB FITTING BOLT HEAD ORIENTATION DEVIATION. THIS IS A CATEGORY A PERMANENT MAJOR REPAIR.