Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 4, 2020
Submitted
February 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32396
Aircraft time
58,822 hours, 16,333 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
114N18073
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EO 5717R207, IN THE NUMBER 2 HOLE AT 4:00 POSITION ON UPPER SURFACE OF LEFT WING BETWEEN WS 272 AND WS 308 ABOVE PYLON. REPAIRED WING SKIN PER EA 300527A.