Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 14, 2014
Submitted
April 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25294
Aircraft time
68,007 hours, 23,547 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
311N51481
Part serial
25294
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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

NUMBER 2 ENG PYLON HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT INBD UPPER AFT THRUST REVERSER HINGE MOUNT FASTENER HOLE, ALUMINUM SKIN LAYER ONLY. REMOVED CRACK BY ENLARGING HOLE TO .831 INCHES IN ALUMINUM SKIN LAYERS ONLY & INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B757-54-034406.