SDR DL757971148

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
System (JASC): 5414 · Nacelle/Pylon, Plate/Skin
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 O/B STRUT SKIN OF THE NR 1 PYLON HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE UPPER CORNERS OF THE NAC STA 107 ACCESS HOLE. THE CRACK IN THE UPPER AFT CORNER IS .875 INCH AND WAS STOP DRILLED. THE CRACK IN THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER IS 1.625 INCH LONG. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER B757 SRM 54-51-01, FIG 204 TO FERRY THE PLANE TO ATL. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER B757 SRM 54-51-01, FIG 203.