Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 9, 2010
Submitted
February 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
61,806 hours, 22,748 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
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 NACELLE STRUT SIDE SKIN IB SIDE FWD ACCESS HOLE IS CRACKED AT THE 11:00 POS, APPROX .50" INCH LONG. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: STOP DRILLED CRACK. ACP HFEC INSP FOR CRACK TERMINATION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.