Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 6, 2014
Submitted
July 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29239
Aircraft time
57,431 hours, 14,564 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 1 PYLON UPPER SPAR WEB HAS TWO CRACKS, ONE EACH AT INBD & OTBD DRAIN HOLES AS SEEN THROUGH ACCESS PANEL 416AR. CONTAINED CRACKS, MACHINED STEPPED DOUBLERS & FABRICATED FILLERS & INSTALLED REPAIR IAW ECRA 5453-01087, REO-G17581 REV IR & SRM 54-53-01 REPAIR 10 IAW ECRA. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR & REQUIRES SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN SRM 54-53-01 TABLE II BEGINNING 50,000 PTC.