Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23994
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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

THREE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE INBD STRUT SKIN OF THE NR 2 ENGINE PYLON. THE CRACKS WERE IN THE TYPICAL CUTOUT AREA AT NAC STA 107. THE CRACKS WERE CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH A TITANIUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER DAL B757 SRM 54-51-01, FIG 203 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 363804-14.