Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Boeing 76734AF

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
June 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309UP
Make and model
Boeing 76734AF
Aircraft serial
27740
Aircraft time
40,312 hours, 12,621 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
145T19291
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:8C, FUSELAGE LT BS 955 REAR SPAR BULKHEAD FITTING AREA, 3 EA CRACKS FOUND AT T-FITTING AT 5 O'CLOCK POSITION APPROX .0625", 6 O'CLOCK POSITION APPROX. .0625" AND 10 O'CLOCK POSITION APPROX .1250". FUSELAGE LT BS 955 REAR SPAR BULKHEAD AREA "T" FITTING REPLACED AND INSTALLED IAW EO B767-5350-17922-H APPENDIX "C", ORIGINAL MATERIAL IS 7075-T73 DIE FORGING, CRACK FOUND AT T-FITTING AT 5 O'CLOCK POSITION APPROX. .0625", 6 O'CLOCK POSITION APPROX .0625", 10 O'CLOCK POSITION APPROX .1250", REPAIR CLASSFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR.

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