Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
January 22, 2009
Submitted
February 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
25471
Aircraft time
17,097 hours, 11,149 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
311N50232
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C NR 2 PYLON STRUT TO UPPER LINK FITTING, 2 UPPER VERTICAL HOLES HAVE CRACK INDICATIONS (HFEC). HFEC UPPER LINK FITTING NDT51-00-16 PT6 IND CRACK IN HOLES. HFEC UP LNK STRUT HOLES IAW NDT51-00-17 PT6 IND NO CRACK. REMOVED 2 DISCREP HOLES TO .5155 PER EA757-5454-27-A1833, PRELIM NR 2 HFEC INS 2 DISCREP HOLES PER NTM 51-00-16 PT6. NO CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED.

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