What was found
FOUND .8750" CRACK AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE NR 1 ENGINE TAIL PIPE EXHAUST PLUG, ACCOMPLISHED PART I OF EO 6778A012, WHICH CONSISTED OF STOP DRILLING THE CRACK WITH A 0.125" DRILL BIT AND INSPECTING FOR FURTHER DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2012
- Submitted
- July 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640GT
- Make and model
- Boeing 7673S1
- Aircraft serial
- 25221
- Aircraft time
- 69,614 hours, 14,688 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2B6F
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Plug
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Exhaust
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.