Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 5, 2019
Submitted
March 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27158
Aircraft time
106,344 hours, 16,459 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
183T200129
Condition
Punctured
Location
Lt 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

LT I/B ELEVATOR HAS A PUNCTURE ON TOP SKIN 20 IN FWD OF T/E AND 11 IN O/B OF O/B EDGE. REF NR 9457197 CUTOUT DAMAGE AREA AND TAPERED SANDED APPROX 3IN AROUND 1/2 CUTOUT AND NO WATERINGRESS FOUND HOT BONDED 4 REPAIR PLIES PO 1584926 WITH 250ADHESIVE PO 1568454 AT 250F 120 MIN TAP TESTED REPAIR FOUND WITH NO DELAM AND RESTORED SURFACE PROTECTION ALL IAW SRM 51-70-05 CALULATED NEW BAL MOMENT TO BE 2,027.8708 FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS REF SRM 51-60-02.