Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 19, 2014
Submitted
March 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24617
Aircraft time
69,124 hours, 24,049 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

NR 1 PYLON, THE INBD UPPER AFT HOLE THROUGH THE PYLON SKIN AT THE THRUST REVERSER AFT HINGE FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK INDICATION DURING HFEC INSPECTION. REMOVED CRACK BY REAMING THE OUTER SKIN ONLY TO .640 & INSTALLED A FREEZE PLUG IAW EA B757-54-033849.