Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23997
Part
Skin
Part number
311N31108
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

THE NR 2 PYLON OUTBD STRUT SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE STRUT SKIN CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER SRM 54-51-01-2, FIG 203. OVERSIZED FASTENERS WERE AUTHORIZED PER ER/A 365652-14, REV A.