Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
July 1, 2026
Submitted
July 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8563Z
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
64172
Aircraft time
27,976 hours, 14,308 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
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

NR 2 ENGINE PYLON AFT STRUT SUPPORT FAIRING ASSEMBLY HAS A CRACK 1.75' LONG THAT ORIGINATES FROM UNDER THE OVERLAP AND ENDS NEXT TO AN EXISTING HI-LOK FASTENER HOLE. CRACK DOES NOT PROPAGATE INTO HOLE. PERFORMED HFEC TO DETERMINE CRACK LENGTH PER NDT PART 6; 51-00-00. PARTIALLY REMOVED NR 2 ENG AFT PYLON IAW AMM 54-52-04. PYLON HAS ONE AFT BOLT & ONE FWD BOLT PARTIALLY INSTALLED. THE PRIMARY NOZZLE ASSY REMOVAL, TASK 78-11-01-000-802-F00 IS REQUIRED. MOVED REMOVAL OF AFT PYLON AND PRIMARY NOZZLE TO THEIR OWN CARDS IAW TTG8Q01CZTWX AND TTG8Q01CZT84. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG AFT PYLON AFT SECTION IAW SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLATION OF THE BOTTOM ROW OF LOCK FASTENER STILL REQUIRED ON THE AFT INBOARD PANEL.

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