Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 767383

Difficulty date
March 26, 2021
Submitted
March 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1511A
Make and model
Boeing 767383
Aircraft serial
24318
Aircraft time
102,638 hours, 17,075 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 172-182
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

DURING THE LAST PHASE OF THE C-CHECK ON ABOVE REFERRED AIRCRAFT, WE HAVE FOUND CRACK DAMAGES ON THE RH STRUT INBD SIDE SKIN PANEL BETWEEN NAC STA 172.00 / NAC STA 182.00. THE CRACK DAMAGES ARE LOCATED AROUND THE ACCESS PANEL 442AL AND ARE COMMON TO THE RUB-STRIP ATTACHMENT RIVETS. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS: - UPPER CRACK, L = 0.600" - LOWER CRACK, L = 2.000"(<P ><SPAN>CRACK DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED / IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEXICANA MRO TRE6754132 AND BOEING SR 4-4963399011</SPAN></P>)