Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 767231

Difficulty date
December 5, 2020
Submitted
December 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650GT
Make and model
Boeing 767231
Aircraft serial
22566
Aircraft time
91,312 hours, 26,458 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT PIT STRINGER SPLICE HAS EXFOLIATED CORROSION ON BOTH SIDES AND BULGING SKIN STA 1307 35L. UPON EVALUATION OF STR 35L AND SPLICE AT SAT 1307, FOUND TO HAVE 100% MATERIAL LOSS AND OUT OF LIMITS, IAW B767 SRM 53-00-03-1A-1. REPAIRED STR 35L, IAW B767 SRM 53-00-03-2R-2.