Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
July 9, 2026
Submitted
July 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N140FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
43541
Aircraft time
15,633 hours, 7,302 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141T32217
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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 CURRENT HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK AT IND, TECHNICIANS FOUND DENT AND GOUGE DAMAGE ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND ACCESS DOOR DOUBLER AT STA 308 NEAR RBL 10 AT THE E&E DOOR CUTOUT (P/N 141T3221-7 (SKIN) & 141T3222-1 (ACCESS DOOR DOUBLER)). THE DENT WAS MEASURED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS. ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT, DENT AND GOUGE, WAS CREATED TO REMOVE GOUGE DAMAGE FROM THE SKIN AND ACCESS DOOR DOUBLER PER SRM 3. 53-00-01-1A & COLD WORK THE DENT PER BAC5300-2. DO NOT EXCEED THE DENT DIMENSIONS SHOWN IN FIGURE 4. 1. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR. DOES AFFECT THE COMPLIANCE OF AD 2021-10-19 AND IS THEREFORE CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.

More about the Boeing 767-3S2F