Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 11, 2006
Submitted
December 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Aircraft time
60,424 hours, 9,825 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 MIDSPAR FITTING CLOSE OUT ANGLE, OUTBOARD SIDE, INBOARD FASTENER HAS CRACK INDICATION APPROX .75 INCH LONG LOCATED AFT SIDE. STOP DRILLED THE CRACK AND ACCOMPLISHED HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT INSP. CRACK CONTAINMENT CONFIRMED. FABRICATED REPAIR SPLICE STRAP AND FILLER AND INSTALLED. OK FOR SERVICE. CLOSEOUT ANGLE SUBJECT OF AD NOTE, AD2005-19-23. VIBRATION & HEAT EXACERBATE FATIGUE LEADING TO EARLY CRACKING.