Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
October 19, 2009
Submitted
October 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769VA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21866
Aircraft time
81,735 hours, 19,669 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146T3220
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Bs 1119-1164
Part time
81,735 hours, 19,669 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING MX CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN ASSY PN 146T3220 WAS FOUND TO HAVE 2EA EXISTING EXT REPAIRS WITH NO PRIOR APPROVAL. THE REPAIRS, AS INSTALLED, DO MEET MINIMUM GENERAL SRM REQUIREMENTS BUT ARE WITHIN 22" OF ONE AN ANOTHER. NO SPECIFIC SRM ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONDITION. FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1119-1164 BETWEEN STR 38L-38R. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIRS AND INCORPORATED ADJACENT REPAIR AT STA 1171-1184 AND STR 38L-38R INTO ONE SRM REPAIR. ALL REPAIR WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201 REPAIR 1.