Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
November 25, 2013
Submitted
December 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24616
Aircraft time
68,897 hours, 23,854 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE AFT HINGE FITTING PREVENTATIVE MODIFICATION, ECO F1566, ON THE NR 1 PYLON ONE FASTENER HOLE THROUGH THE FITTING & STRUCTURE WAS OVERSIZED & HFEC INSPECTED. REMOVED CRACK BY ENLARGING HOLE, VERIFIED CRACK REMOVAL BY HFEC INSPECTION, INSTALLED FREEZE PLUGS & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW EA B757-54-032771.