SDR DL76L982035

Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date: September 30, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N181DN
Make and model: Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial: 25986
System (JASC): 5400 · Nacelle/Pylon Structure
Part: Spar Web
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

PYLON NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE STRUT, AFT UPPER SPAR WEB FS 222, LBL4, CRACK REPAIR. A .75 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM THE AFT, OUTBD CORNER OF A CUTOUT IN THE AFT UPPER SPAR WEB OF THE NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE STRUT AT FS 222, LBL4. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND A STEEL DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE CUTOUT PER ER/A 365126-14, REV B.