Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 27, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27159
Aircraft time
57,419 hours, 9,286 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
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

NR 2 PYLON INBOARD MIDSPAR FITTING CLOSE OUT ANGLE OUTBD FASTENER HOLE HAS APPROX .375 INCH CRACK. CRACK FOUND IN CLOSEOUT ANGLE THAT COVERS TWO AFT-MOST FASTENERS IN LOWER HORIZONTAL TANG OF NR 2 PYLON INBOARD MIDSPAR FITTING. HFEC TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CRACKS IN OTHER SURROUNDING STRUCURE. NO CRACKS FOUND. REPAIR INSTALLED PER EVA 60418 IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH AD 2005-19-23, REPETITIVE INSPECTION OF REPAIR MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AT 1500 FLT CYCLES OR OPEN HOLE HFEC AT 8000 FLT CYCLE INTERVAL. SUSPECT THERMAL AND VIBRATIONAL CAUSED EARLY FATIQUE.