Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
March 6, 2012
Submitted
March 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
23720
Aircraft time
94,889 hours, 12,121 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FLATBED MOD, MAIN DECK ZONE B, STA 760 TO 740, LBL 65, EDGE CRACK FOUND ON INTERCOSTAL DURING OPENING OF FLOORBOARD. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL AT MAIN DECK ZONE B STA 740 TO 760 LBL 65 AREA REMOVED AS PER B747-400 SRM 51-40-02 NEW INTERCOSTAL FABRICATED AS PER BOEING DWG 140U5497 REV D AND INSTALLED AS PER PER B747-400 SRM 51-40-02.