Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23146
Part
Skin
Part number
141T33315
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 368-375
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

A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 368-375 AND STR 20L-21L. THE HOLE MEASURED APPROX 3 INCHES DIAMETER AND HAD SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS EMINATING FROM THE HOLE. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS TRIMMED OUT TO AN APPROX 8 FWD/AFT BY 7 CIRCUMFERENTIAL HOLE. TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER B767-300 SRM 53-00-01, FIG. 201 EXCEPT INSTALL DOUBLER AND FASTENERS AS SHOWN IN FIG; PERMANENT REPAIR - CONTACT LIAISON ENGINEERING - LIMITED TO 12 MONTHS SERVICE; VISUAL INSPECT EVERY 1000 FLIGHT CYCLES.