SDR CKSA98517

Service difficulty report · Fillet · Boeing 747146

Difficulty date
September 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702CK
Make and model
Boeing 747146
Aircraft serial
20332
Part
Fillet
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing /Fuselage
Stage of operation
TX
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 PREFLIGHT, FOUND CRACK 18.5 INCHES LONG IN COMPOSITE PANEL LOCATED IN THE LOWER REAR BODY GEAR/WING TRAILING EDGE FILLET. CRACK IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE LOWER WATER DRAIN ACCESS HATCH, IN THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE, BEHIND THE LEFT BODY GEAR, NEAR AND PARALLEL TO WHERE IT JOINS THE FUSELAGE SKIN. REPAIRED PANEL AS PER ENGINEERING DRAWING B4 - 06125.