SDR EIA2008009

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
January 25, 2008
Submitted
February 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
23287
Aircraft time
87,088 hours, 15,518 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
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

NR 2 PYLON PRECOOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT EDGE, NR 3 STIFFENER NAC STATION 248 TO 234 HAS 2 EACH CRACKS IN SKIN DOUBLER TRIPLER, CRACKS EXTEND FROM CUTOUT EDGE AND RUN UNDER STIFFENER. REMOVED DAMAGE AND STIFFENER, NDT AREA, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED PER ECRA 488-54-028-2.