Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 4, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124DE
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23438
Aircraft time
46,830 hours, 22,698 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148T31113
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE FS 1809.5 BULKHEAD OUTER CHORD MOD PER BAC S/B 767-53-0078 AND AD 2001-09-13, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN COMMON TO A FASTENER HOLE FOR THE OUTER CHORD ON THE LT SIDE. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED IN THE SKIN ASSY ONLY AND A BUSHING INSTALLED. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 382872-14, REV A.