Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 9, 2014
Submitted
September 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
56,084 hours, 13,627 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Torn
Location
Elevator
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

HOLE TEAR ON BOTTOM OF HORIZONTAL ELEVATOR BETWEEN FS STATION 157 & ELEV STATION 216 APPROX 8 - 10 INCHES LONG APPROX 1 INCH WIDE. REMOVED DAMAGE, VERIFIED NEW CORE MATERIAL, INSTALLED NEW CORE, SANDED SMOOTH, INSTALLED ADHESIVE FILM BMS 5-154. PERMANENT REPAIR OF LT ELEV LOWER SKIN IAW ECRA 5520-01454 & SRM 51-70-04.