Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25397
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Part number
311N345017
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Part time
20,522 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 1 ENGINE NACELLE STRUT LEFT HAND SIDE SKIN, (P/N 311N345017), WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK EMANATING FROM THE FORWARD MOST ACCESS HOLE, NAC STA 112.92 WL 137, AT APPROXIMATELY THE ONE O'CLOCK POSITION. CRACK LENGTH IS APPROXIMATELY 1.625 INCHES. UAL FEELS THIS FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF TOOLING MARKS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF PRODUCTION. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER STANDARD PRACTICES.