Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
November 20, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23127
Aircraft time
47,204 hours, 24,553 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
311N3110
Condition
Gouged
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 FWD UPPER SPAR WEB OF THE NR 2 PYLON WAS FOUND WITH A DEEP GOUGE AT NAC STA 128 AT RBL 2. THE WEB WAS CUT FWD AND AFT OF THE DAMAGE AND THE DAMAGED SECTION OF WEB WAS REMOVED. A NEW SECTION OF WEB WAS SPLICED IN WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 381993-14, REV A.