Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
March 24, 2021
Submitted
March 24, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N29430
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29430
Aircraft time
83,191 hours, 13,654 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

: CORROSION DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE R/H WING UPPER INNER SPAR SKIN PANEL NO.1 OVER WING FILL PORT ADAPTER AT WS 785.2, S-15 TO S-16 LOCATION. AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL AT EACH OVERWING FILL PORT UPPER SKIN, THE AREA WAS INSPECTED: 1. NO CORROSION OR CRACKS WERE FOUND. 2. REDUCTION OF THICKNESS WAS FOUND FROM 0.25" TO 0.205 MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS. THICKNESS REDUCTION OF 0.045" EXCEEDS 0.025" ALLOWABLE MATERIAL LOSS ON WING UPPER SKIN BETWEEN WS 758 AND WS 945.8 PER 767-300 SRM 57-20-01 – ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 TABLE I. 767-300 SRM 51-10-01 CALLS FOR 0.015" MAXIMAL MISSMATCH BETWEEN SURFACES IN THE AERODYNAMIC SMOOTHNESS CRITICAL AREA FOR BETWEEN SPAR JOINTS ON THE WING.