SDR 99ZZZX3052

Service difficulty report · Tee Chord · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
July 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508MC
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21644
Part
Tee Chord
Part number
65B9410754
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
Part time
79,136 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF NR 1 AND NR 4 PYLONS, CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE RT UPPER TEE CHORD, FORWARD HORIZONTAL FLANGE, NACELLE STA 270. CRACK LENGTH IN NR 1 PYLON WAS 2.25 INCHES, NR 4 PYLON WAS 1.25 INCHES. REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED IAW KLM DATA FAX 99-088 AND BOEING TELEX NR TLS-AMS-99-0091TE; TLS-AMS-99-00021H; IN ADDITION TO SB 747-54-2125, AND DLM ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE REPORT NR KLM 990714. FORM 8110-3 ISSUED. REF: OPER CNTRL NR UIEA99059.