What was found
CRACK REVEALED AT AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FWD UPPER CORNER BEAR STRAP. CRACK TRIMMED OFF, NDT INSPECTED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS SRM 53-20-03 FIG 62 LIMIT. EXISTING DOUBLER REINSTALLED PER SRM 53-30-02 FIG 62.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2005
- Submitted
- April 25, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747212B
- Aircraft serial
- 20712
- Aircraft time
- 102,908 hours, 24,968 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Bear Strap
- 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.