Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 747132

Difficulty date
May 3, 2000
Submitted
May 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479EV
Make and model
Boeing 747132
Aircraft serial
19898
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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 3 MAIN TANK CRACKED MID-SPAR WEB APPROXIMATE WING STA 569 AFT SIDE OF UPPER CHORD. REPAIRED PER ECRA 479-57-134-2. (X)