Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 24, 2010
Submitted
November 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25018
Aircraft time
65,064 hours, 24,183 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Panel
Part number
315N370163
Part serial
161
Condition
Damaged
Location
Thrust Reverser
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 INBOARD REVERSER UPPER BIFURCATION PANEL HAS DELAMINATION. INNER SKIN DELAM IS 30 INCH LONG BY 9 INCH WIDE OUTER SKIN IS 35 INCH LONG BY 9 INCHES WIDE DELAMINATION TOTALS 585 SQ INCH BEYOND 330 MAX LIMIT. REMOVED NR 2 ENG INBD REVERSER. INSTALLED REVERSER ASSY.