Service difficulty report · Lap Joint · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
December 19, 2003
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101DA
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
65,175 hours, 31,759 cycles
Part
Lap Joint
Condition
Cracked
Location
Press Bulkhead
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

DURING INSPECTION OF THE AFT P-DOME AT FS 1582 A CRACK WAS FOUND AT A FASTENER COMMON TO THE STIFFENER 5L WEB LAP JOINT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED BY TRIMMING OUT THE LAP JOINT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 088021-14AD.