What was found
AIRCRAFT NOSE W/W TUNNEL RT SIDE BS 300 3 EA HOLES CRACKED IN THE FRAME SEGMENT ABOVE STR. 40, 41, AND 42 RT. REMOVED DAMAGE, NDT AREA, FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-04 FIG 94 DETAIL III AND ECRA 485-53-168-2
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2003
- Submitted
- December 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747212B
- Aircraft serial
- 20712
- Aircraft time
- 98,577 hours, 24,185 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D*
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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