Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767316

Difficulty date
October 29, 2020
Submitted
October 29, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
MK1Y325K
Bedek Aviation Group
Aircraft
N544LA
Make and model
Boeing 767316
Aircraft serial
29227
Aircraft time
90,996 hours, 18,630 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1547
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

FUSELAGE SKIN STA 1547 STR-23L. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AT IAI AN EXISTING BLEND OUT WAS FOUND. PER NDT REPORT NR U-20-030 THE TOTAL LOSS IN SKIN THICKNESS IS ABOUT 11.1% (FROM 0.072” TO 0.064” 0.008 LOSS) WITHIN SRM LIMITS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL FASTENERS INTO THE BLENDED AREA THAT PROHIBITED, PER B767-300 SRM 63-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 DETAIL II.