Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 1, 2009
Submitted
December 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30026
Aircraft time
37,214 hours, 9,856 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Panel
Part number
113T157617
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SEVERE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED. LT WING T/E FIXED PNL 2 FT SEC LOOSE AT FWD END. WORKING WITH EG FOR EVA TO INTERIM REPAIR. FOUND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO SPOILER FIT BEYOND LIMIT. WILL REQ REPLACEMENT. HAVE LT WING TE FIXED PNL 2 FT SEC LOOSE AT FWD END. WORKING WITH EG FOR EVA TO INTERIM RPR. FOUND ADDITIONAL DMG TO SPOILER FIT BEYOND LIMIT. WILL REQ REPLACEMENT. NR 2 SPOILER INBD HINGE FITTING GOUGED IN TWO PLACES FROM BROKEN LOWER FAIRING ATTACH STRIP. ACP MEASUREMENT OF GOUGES, FOUND MAX DEPTH .032". FLANGE THICKNESS .125. GOUGE DEPTH EXCEEDS 10% ALLOWABLE. RIB REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. PART NR 113T1576-17 OR 113T1576-21. BLENDED AND MAPPED DMG. ACCMP'D PERMANENT REPAIR PER EVA-73161.