Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 5, 2025
Submitted
May 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
128,861 hours, 19,875 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146T324112
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

CORROSION FOUND ON BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT FUSELAGE SKIN AT LAP SPLICE STRINGER 36LH BETWEEN STA 1540 AND 1540 PLUS 7". CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR. FILLED OUT ESFR INFORMATION, IT'S NECESSARY QC REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO GENERATE ESFR NUMBER. VERIFIED THE ESFR AND NO WAS FOUND DISCREPANCY, BY QC PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN BTW STA 1540/1562 AT S-36L AND STRINGERS S-37L & S-38L AS PER EC/RA #5360-01948. VERIFIED THE STEPS NO WAS FOUND DISCREPANCY. REF ECRA 5360-01948, PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 20 MONTHS BUT BEFORE 24 MONTHS FOR INSPECTIONS REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS, AND PERMANENT REPAIR. REF ECRA 5360-01948, "PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 20 MONTHS BUT BEFORE 24 MONTHS FOR INSPECTIONS REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS, AND PERMANENT REPAIR.