Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 27, 2012
Submitted
December 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27114
Aircraft time
86,999 hours, 13,867 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Strut
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
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

TURBINE EXHAUST STRUT AT 2 O'CLOCK HAS 1.5 INCH CRACK AT BASE. AXIAL CRACK FOUND, NO U-SHAPED CRACKS FOUND. CARRY FWD FOR 70T PER AMM. WELDED AS PER MM.