Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 20, 2024
Submitted
April 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30026
Aircraft time
84,321 hours, 17,277 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141T3330
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 325-347
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PERFORMED HFEC NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-16 AT FWD SERV DOOR CUTOUT AFT LOWER CORNER FUSELAGE, AND WERE FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT 4TH FASTENER HOLE ON, 1ST LAYER SKIN ABOUT 0 DEGRESS AND 4TH LAYER BEAR STRAP ABOUT 270 DEGRESS. PART-1. IT'S NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH AN INITIAL INSPECTION AS CYCLES AND ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER ECRA#5330-07202 ACCOMPLISHED IN PART 1 IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR REQUIRING PER ECRA#5330-07202 PART 2 WITHIN 37,500 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PART 2 EVERY 3,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. THE INTERIM REPAIR REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS. THERE IS NO TERMINATING ACTIONS. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR OF THE RT FWD ENTRY DOOR AFT CORNER BTW BS 325 TO 347 AND S19-21R. IAW ECRA 5330-07202 REF EC 5330-07202, ACCOMPLISH AN INITIAL INSPECTION PER ECRA TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT 5330-07202 PART 2 WITHIN 37,500 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES AND ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER ECRA 5330-07202 PART 2 EVERY 3,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. INSPECTED THE R/H FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AFT CORNER BETWEEN BS 325 TO 347 AND S19-21R, TWO CRACKS WERE REPAIRED IAW ECRA#5330-07202 PART 1 INTERIM REPAIR. ITEM OK. APPROVED RECORDS UPDATE APPROVED INIT: WITHIN 37,500 TAFC WILL AUTO ITO TO RIR -0922 RIR: EVERY 3,000 FC.