Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767316F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2015
Submitted
April 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68077
Make and model
Boeing 767316F
Aircraft serial
30780
Aircraft time
722 hours, 16,773 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148T3131
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

7.5" CRACK ABOVE LE OF RT HORIZONTAL AT STATION 1658.5 RUNNING ALONG A RIVET ROW. EVALUATED & FOUND CRACK AT STATION 1654.5. COMPLIED WITH EA H-5330-T0316796 FUSELAGE PLATES & SKINS, STATION 1654.50, STRINGER 13AR SKIN CRACK REPAIR. CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR CAT B REPAIR.