What was found
THE NUMBER 1 PYLON UPPER SPAR FITTING, RHS AT ATTACH FITTING HOLE SHOWED A CRACK INDICATION. THE SUBJECT HOLE WAS OVERSIZED, AND THE BOEING APPROVED REPAIR INVOLVED INSTALLATION OF A STRAIGHT SHANK FREEZE PLUG PER ERA 456634-14.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2006
- Submitted
- October 23, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N123DN
- Make and model
- Boeing 767332
- Aircraft serial
- 23437
- Aircraft time
- 59,681 hours, 28,432 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5411 · Nacelle/Pylon, Frame/Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 311T12301
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Nacelle
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.