What was found
DURING HMV, FIVE FASTENER HOLES WERE FOUND OVERSIZED IN THE PYLON INBOARD SIDE STRUT. THE HOLES WERE CLEANED AND INSPECTED AND FILLED WITH OVERSIZE BOLTS PER BOEING INSTRUCTIONS.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2009
- Submitted
- February 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 27588
- Aircraft time
- 47,821 hours, 20,298 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5414 · Nacelle/Pylon, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 311N32113
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 1 Pylon
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.