Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23763
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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 OUTBOARD STRUT SKIN OF THE NR 1 PYLON HAS 2 CRACKS IN THE UPPER CORNERS OF THE NAC STA 107 ACCESS HOLE. THE CRACK IN THE UPPER AFT CORNER IS .875 INCH LONG AND IS STOP DRILLED WITH A .25 DIAMETER STOP HOLE. THE CRACK IN THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER IS 1.625 INCH LONG, AND IT EXTENDS .375 INCH BEYOND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CRACK LENGTH. IT HAS ALSO BEEN STOP DRILLED WITH A .25 INCH HOLE. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CRACK LENGTH AREA WAS ESTABLISHED IN PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH BAC ON THIS SUBJECT. TEMP REPAIR PER B757 SRM 54-51-01, FIG 204; PERM REPAIR PER B757 SRM 54-51-01, FIG 204.