What was found
LARGE CRACKS IN RT FS 340 FRAME WEB BETWEEN STR. 24 THRU 26. REMOVED DAMAGED, NDT AREA, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW ECRA 479-53-183-2.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2003
- Submitted
- November 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747132
- Aircraft serial
- 19898
- Aircraft time
- 98,525 hours, 26,263 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.