Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
September 27, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23191
Aircraft time
81,174 hours, 33,162 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Nacelle
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

DURING RT ENGINE CHANGE FOUND CRACK IN PYLON SKIN AT 2 O’ CLOCK POSITION NEXT TO FASTENER LIGHTNING HOLE. REPAIRED IAW ERA 485603-14, SEC I, SEC II REQUIRES PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 24 MONTHS OR 3000 CYCLES AFTER SECTION I ACCOMPLISHMENT.