Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767205

Difficulty date
September 27, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650TW
Make and model
Boeing 767205
Aircraft serial
23057
Aircraft time
64,508 hours, 16,863 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
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 OP 16 MAINT CHECK, ON THE RIGHT I/B ELEVATOR A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN 35 IN FWD OF T/E AND 14 INCHES O/B OF THE I/B END, AND A SECOND SMALL CRACK IN THE UPPER SKIN 34 INCHES FWD OF THE T/E AND 12.5 INCHES O/B OF THE I/B END. INSTALLED GRAPHITE BONDED REPAIR ON EACH PER SRM 55-20 AND 51-70.