Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
September 9, 2013
Submitted
September 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762CX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22225
Aircraft time
78,193 hours, 36,336 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

DURING HEAVY MX VISIT, MX AND ENGINEERING REPORTED AN AREA OF CORROSION LOCATED ON THE UPPER INNER SURFACE OF THE LT WING OTBD FLAP REAR SPAR AT STA OTEF 84.725. CORROSION WAS REMOVED. BLEND OUT EXCEEDS LIMITS IAW SRM 57-53-02, FIG 101, DETAIL IX. A HFEC OPEN-HOLE INSPECTION AND SURFACE SCAN INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND VERIFIED CRACK FREE CONDITIONS AT THE REWORKED LOCATION IAW NDT PART 6, 51-00-19 AND 51-00-16. MX CONFIRMS ALL CORROSION HAS BEEN REMOVED AND NO OTHER DAMAGE.