Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 76733A

Difficulty date
May 16, 2008
Submitted
May 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581HA
Make and model
Boeing 76733A
Aircraft serial
28141
Aircraft time
24,005 hours, 4,637 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ATB - ON CLIMB APPROX 16,000, A BANG SOUND WAS HEARD AND A/C AIRFRAME VIBRATION OCCURRED. SLOWED A/C FROM 330 KTS TO 270 KTS VIB DECREASED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. RETURNED TO SEA. REDUCED SPEED TO 250 KTS IN DESCENT. F/A CONFIRMED BANG AND VIBRATION FROM MID-GALLEY. PERFORMED AIRFRAME VIBRATION CONDITIONAL INSPECTION AND FOUND 9 RIVET HEADS BROKEN ON RT WING UPPER PANEL T/E, JUST FWD OF O/B AILERON. INSTALLED 7 OF 9 WITH STEEL SCREWS FOR SECURITY. FERRY FLIGHT REQUIRED. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED THIS DATE AND IS SAFE FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT. RT WING FIXED UPPER SURFACE PANEL RIVETS SHEARED(9). REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEARED RIVETS ON RT WING FIXED T/E UPPER SURFACE PANEL IAW 51-40-04-OG-0. RIGHT WING FIXED T/E, JUST FWD OF O/B AILERON LENGTHWISE CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES. REPAIRED RIGHT WING T/E, JUST FWD OF O/B AILERON STIFFENER PER SRM 51-20-11-OG-0, AND SPM 51-40-01-OG-0.

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