Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
June 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108DL
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22220
Part
Skin
Part number
111T30131
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Wing Ctr Section
Stage of operation
IN
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

CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE WING CENTER SECTION UPPER SKIN, TOP SURFACE, BETWEEN STR U-15 TO THE AFT SPAR AND RBL 75 TO 95. THE CORROSION CONCENTRATED AROUND THE STRINGER TO SKIN FASTENER HOLES ABOVE THE AFT SPAR AND STR 3 TO 8, 11, 12 AND 15. THE FASTENER HOLES WERE SPOTFACED WITH A MAX DEPTH OF 0.072 AND COUNTERSINK WASHERS WERE INSTALLED.