Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 76733A

Difficulty date
May 15, 2015
Submitted
May 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580HA
Make and model
Boeing 76733A
Aircraft serial
28140
Aircraft time
49,638 hours, 9,082 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ATS HAS DISCOVERED CORROSION ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LT WING UPPER SKIN AT WING FS 616.2. DURING MINOR CORROSION REMOVAL IAW SRM IT WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE FASTENER IN THE BLENDOUT AREA. ATS HAS ATTMEPTED TO REMOVE FASTENER IN THE BLENDOUT AREA, HOWEVER THE DISCREPANT FASTENER WAS A PLUGGED HOLE IN THE SKIN DURING WINGLET MOD INSTALLATION IAW DWG SHEET 11, STC ST019205E, WINGLET INSTALLATION AP67.3-AML 1920, AND ATS HAS OVER-DRILLED INTO THE U-CHANNEL. THE UPPER SURFACE CORROSION REMOVAL WAS WITHIN SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS. ATS FOUND DIFFICULTY TO REINSTALL THE PLUG RIVET BACK, AND NEED CONTINUE TO DRILL ALL THROUGH THE U-CHANNEL. THE STRAP, PN 767-3523-19 AND PN 767-3172-5 STIFFENER WERE COMPLETLY REMOVED TO FACILITE PLUGGING BACK THE HOLE.

More about the Boeing 767-33A