Service difficulty report · Skate Angle · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
February 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25368
Aircraft time
75,245 hours, 21,953 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skate Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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 1 ENG PYLON SKATE ANGLES CRACKED. EG MANDATED SKATE ANGLE REPLACEMENT. PARTS IN HAND. IN FUEL TANK REMOVING ANGLES. REF SMC1, INBD AFT SKATE ANGLE REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT. STARTED PICKING UP FASTENER HOLES & INSTALLING NUT PLATES. REPLACED SKATE ANGLE. COMPLETED INSTALLATION.