Service difficulty report · Shim · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 19, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25091
Aircraft time
88,715 hours, 14,178 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Shim
Condition
Migrated
Location
Lws 404
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

LEFT WING AT RIB NR 9, STR 18L, WS 404, SHIM HAD MIGRATED. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR 85625 REPLACED DISCREPANT FASTENER AND MIGRATED SHIM. REMOVED SEALANT TO ACCESS SHIM AND FOUND ADDITIONAL MIGRATION. TRIMMED SHIM AND DETERMINED DIMENSIONS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SOLID SHIM.