Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 23, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27103
Aircraft time
27,893 hours, 13,597 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
311N340021
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

THE LT SIDE SKIN ON THE NR 1 PYLON WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM THE FWD UPPER CORNER OF THE FWD ACCESS HOLE. ADDITIONAL TOOLING DAMAGE WAS INCURRED ON THE SIDE SKIN AFT OF THE CUTOUT ALONG THE UPPER CHORD ATTACH AREA. THE DAMAGE WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SIDE SKIN AND BOTH LT AND RT SIDES. REPAIRED/MODIFIED WITH STEEL DOULBERS PER B757 S/B 757-54-0037 AND ER/A 379648-14.