Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 20, 2025
Submitted
December 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25393
Aircraft time
128,508 hours, 19,829 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146T32621
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING WALKAROUND, OBSERVED SMALL DAMAGED ON RT LOWER FUSELAGE BETWEEN BS 1219 & 1241, S36 & 37R. REMOVED PAINT. PERFORMED HFEC AS PER NDT PART 6 51-00-19, IT WAS FOUND A CRACK IN THE AREA. MEASUREMENT: CRACK: 1,5 IN; CRACK TO BS 1219: 15 IN; CRACK TO S-38R 6,5 IN; CRACK TO REPAIR: 16,25; CRACK TO LAP JOINT 5,5 IN. FASTENERS AT DAMAGED AREA WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-1 STEP 2 AND SRM 51-40-02. PERFORMED FASTNER HOLE INSPECTION IN THE OPENED HOLES. IAW NTM PART 6 51-00-16. NO CRACKS WAS FOUND. GOOD TO FOLLOW FOR NEXT STEPS. PERFORMED CUT AT THE DAMGED AREA IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-1 STEP 3. IT IS NECESSARY TO PERFORM NDT INSPECTION IAW STEP 4 AND NDT PART 6 51-00-01/51-00-19.