Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 9, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30029
Aircraft time
34,746 hours, 8,741 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fairing
Condition
Punctured
Location
Rt Wing Te 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

RIGHT OTBD FLAP, INBD FLAP CANOE AFT SECTION INBD SIDE HAS PUNCTURE. APPROX 6IN FROM FWD EDGE AND 1" IN LENGTH. ONLY THRU OUTER SKIN. CANOE IS HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE. TAP TEST AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF CRACK-PUNCTURE NR 5 CANOE FAIRING. WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM. TO BE REPAIRED PER TABLE II. MADE INTERIM REPAIR WITH SPEED TAPE. REPAIR ACP MM.