Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 28, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25286
Aircraft time
54,320 hours, 8,808 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
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

NR 2 NACELLE UPPER SPAR WEB IS CRACKED SEVERAL PLACES AS SEEN THROUGH ACCESS 446BL. REPAIRED UPPER SPAR WEB WITH DOUBLER AND FILLER JUST FWD OF PYLON AFT BLKHD PER SRM 54-53-01, FIG 208. PER SB 767-54-0092 R1 PROBABLE CAUSE OF CRACKING IS FLEXING OF PYLON MIDSPAR WEB.