Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 14, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27115
Aircraft time
82,251 hours, 13,152 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1543 S39l/R
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

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS CORROSION AT BS 1543 BETWEEN STRINGERS S-39L & S-39R AT BILGE DRAIN VALVE. BLENDED CORROSION AND FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE & ACP HFEC OF CUTOUT & OPEN HOLES COMMON TO REPAIR. NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, FILLER & TRIPLER REF EA PT67-53-006 & ECRA 5360-01189. MAJOR REPAIR