Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
March 13, 2014
Submitted
March 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29705
Aircraft time
53,947 hours, 11,199 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 287
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

NDT REPORTED A CRACK INDICATION AT BS 287 SKIN. STEPPED HOLE UP TO .251" DIAMETER. ACCOMPLISHED BHEC OF DISCREPENT HOLE IAW NDT MANUAL, PT 651-00-16, CRACK INDICATION STILL PRESENT, C/W PRI 523903-14, REV 0-4, 334505, AWAITING FINAL ERA. STEPPED HOLE UP TO .215" DIAMETER. ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT MANUAL PT 6, 51-00-16. CRACK INDICATION STILL PRESENT. C/W PRI 523903-14, REV 0-4. ERA 523903-14, REV ORIG C/W. COMPARED PRI 523903-14 REV 0-4 WITH ERA 523903-14, REV ORIGINAL NO DEVIATIONS NOTICED.