Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23763
Part
Skin
Part number
311N3450
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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 NR 2 ENGINE NACELLE STRUT SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED JUST AFT OF NAC 107.7 ON THE I/B SIDE. THE CRACK WAS 1.5 INCH LONG AND EMANATES FROM THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF AN ACCESS HOLE BTW BULKHEADS AT STA 107.700 AND 116.050. THIS ER/A AUTHORIZES THE CRACK TO BE STOP DRILLED AND INSPECTED ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS. THE PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT NEXT HMV. THE REPAIR IS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BAC TWX DAL-ATL-93-1337RR, DTD 04 DEC 93, B757 SRM 54-51-01, FIG 203 AND 204.