Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747SR46

Difficulty date
December 8, 2005
Submitted
December 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477EV
Make and model
Boeing 747SR46
Aircraft serial
20784
Aircraft time
72,934 hours, 35,050 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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.

What was found

DURING "B" CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON LT WING LOWER SKIN, LOWER FRONT SPAR CHORD, AND FRONT SPAR WEB BETWEEN FSS 1250 AND 1510. REMOVED DAMAGED CHORD AND REPLACED A REPAIR SECTION OF CHORD FROM FSS 1260 TO THE PRODUCTION SPLICE AT FSS 1446.13. REPAIRED LOWER WING PANEL, AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FRONT SPAR WEB FROM FSS 1284 TO 1318 REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 57-30-03, FIG 9, SB 747-57-2158, BAC REPAIR DWG 691U0093, AND ECRA 477-57-108-2.

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