Service difficulty report · Plate · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
December 22, 2012
Submitted
January 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24222
Aircraft time
97,543 hours, 11,950 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1220
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION ON RT SIDE BS 1220 TENSION TIE, FOUND ONE CRACK AT STEEL PLATE, UPPER ROW 5TH FASTENER HOLE FROM OTBD. STEEL PLATE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND FABRICATED IAW DWG 65B09631, REV AG AND INSTALLED SRM 51-40-02.