Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
February 15, 2025
Submitted
April 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344KD
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
26344
Aircraft time
95,559 hours, 18,250 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

R5 DOOR STOP SUPPORT FITTING @ (STA 2231/STR 24) AT THE LOWER FASTENER HOLE HAS A CRACK @ THE 8 O'CLOCK POSITION IN THE THIRD METAL LAYER. REPAIRED FASTENER HOLE AT R5 DOOR STOP SUPPORT FITTING STA. 2231, STR. 24AT 8 O'CLOCK IAW B747-400 EAM 4453-019R2 13 FEB 2024. AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.