Service difficulty report · Failsafe · Boeing 76734AF

Difficulty date
July 9, 2011
Submitted
July 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307UP
Make and model
Boeing 76734AF
Aircraft serial
27760
Aircraft time
40,818 hours, 12,852 cycles
Part
Failsafe
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 955
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C, FUSELAGE RT BS 955 REAR SPAR B/H SIDE FTG FAILSAFE STRAP ULTRASONIC INSP FOUND CRACK INDICATION, REMOVE FASTENER FOR CRACK CONFIRMATION. FASTENER RT BS 955 REAR SPAR BULKHEAD SIDE FITTING FAIL SAFE STRAP ATT MOST LWR BOLT REMOVED AND REINSTALL IAW EO NR B767-5350-17922-I APP 'D' FIG 6 FOR FURTHER CONFIRMATION BY NDT INSP, THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.

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