Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
March 29, 2025
Submitted
March 31, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171DZ
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29690
Aircraft time
101,174 hours, 21,524 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

-AD- OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION FOUND 01 EA THROUGH CRACK AT 2 O'CLOCK POSITION AT #3 FASTENER LOCATION AND FOUND 02 EA THROUGH CRACKS AT 2 O'CLOCK AND 7 O'CLOCK POSITION AT #4 FASTENER LOCATION ON BOTH FUSELAGE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP LAYERS AT THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT AFT LOWER CORNER AS MARKED. (LOOKING FROM O/B TO I/B). CRACK WAS FOUND DURING NDT INSPECTION. REPAIR IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT. AMOC TO AD 24-05-03 MAY BE REQUIRED. REFER TO AA 5331-01288. ACCOMPLISHED THE REPAIR TRANSFER TO W/C 5331-01288-04. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR. INSPECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT 3,000 FLIGHT CYCLES INTERVALS, COMMENCING FORM WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST: EITHER 6,000 MAXIMUM FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLTION OR 37,500 FLIGHT CYCLES SINCE AIRPLANE DELIVERY PER B767-300 SRM 53-10-01-2R-1 FIG 202 REV 127.00 MAR-18-2025. (LP #0883879)