Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
May 1, 2025
Submitted
July 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379CX
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25199
Aircraft time
112,337 hours, 21,117 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500 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

LH INBD AFT FLAP HAS 2 DENTS ON LOWERSURFACE JUST BEHIND AND OTBD OF #5 TIRE. EVALUATED L/H I/B AFT FLAP AT LOWER SURFACE AT 2EA DENTS, FOUND DENTSTO BE NEAR EACH OTHER APPROX. .50", MINIMUM IS 3" TO OTHER DENT, AREASIS NOT WITHING ALLOWABLE LIMITS, DENTS ARE WITHIN REPAIRABLE LIMITS FORA PERMANENT REPAIR IAW B767-300 SRM 57-53-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 TABLE 1AND SEM 57-53-01 REPAIR 1 DETAIL III. CUTOUT DAMAGED SKIN MEASURING 8"X4", UPON REMOVAL FOUND CORE TO BECRUSHED IAW SRM 51-70-10 PARA 7 AND SRM 51-70-10 REPAIR 4 PARA.3 FIG. 201. REMOVED DAMAGED HONEYCOMB CORE MEASURING 8"X"4 IAW B767-300 SRM51-70-10 PARA. 7 AND SRM 51-70-10 REPAIR 4.