Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 24, 2020
Submitted
February 26, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26495
Aircraft time
74,953 hours, 27,004 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Escape Hatch
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 5648, L/P 1503433) CRACK WAS FOUND IN HOLE #3 OF LEFT SIDE FORWARD OVERWING ESCAPE HATCH LATCH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: HOLE #3 WAS DRILLED TO NEXT SIZE PER SA5316-01033-01 AND B757-200 SRM 51-40-05. (ET) HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER SA5316-01033-01 STEP 1. B. B) AND B757 NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-16 AND NO CRACK WAS FOUND AFTER DRILLING.