Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2000
Submitted
July 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N114DL
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22226
Aircraft time
53,787 hours, 25,231 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
114T6106
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 & 2 Pylons
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 INDICATIONS FOUND IN THE NR 1 AND NR 2 PYLON O/B SIDELOAD FITTING HOLES. BY REMOVING THE RT WING SKIN PANEL LAYER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRACK INDICATION WAS CAUSED BY AN ENLARGED HOLE IN THAT LAYER, WHICH ACTS AS A SHIM IN THE STACKUP. NO CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND IN REMAINING LAYERS. ER/A 334582-14AD.