Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 8, 2026
Submitted
April 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25143
Aircraft time
145,902 hours, 21,563 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACK WAS FOUND DURING NDT INSPECTION OF FWD SERV DOOR CUTOUT CORNER, REMOVED THE CRACKED AREA, AND PERFORMED CATEGORY B DOUBLER REPAIR ON FORWARD DOOR CUTOUT AFTER CORNER AT STA300 TO STA347, S-18LH TO S-22LH AS PER B767-300 SRM 53-10-01 (1533738) (AIRCRAFT GROUNDED).