Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
August 19, 2026
Submitted
September 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8709Q
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
42563
Aircraft time
22,194 hours, 10,453 cycles
Part
Nozzle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Exhaust
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

#2 ENGINE PYLON LOWER SURFACE ABOVE EXHAUST NOZZLE IS CRACKED AT PREVIOUS REPAIR 28" FWD FROM TE OF PANEL VERIFIED DAMAGE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INSPECTED AND REPAIRED ON FAULT TTG8Q00W8EZ0 EVALUATED DOCUMENTED DAMAGE AS PER MPM 52.7.3 LOCATION AND DIMENSION MATCH CURRENT AIRCRAFT CONDITION. STILL ACCEPTABLE AS PER CURRENT SRM 54-50-70-2R-7. APPLIED DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION AS PER MPM 52.7.2.

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