Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 747132

Difficulty date
March 30, 2000
Submitted
December 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479EV
Make and model
Boeing 747132
Aircraft serial
19898
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Tank
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

EAC-MZJ - C6/D CHECK - NR 3 MAIN TANK CRACKED MID-SPAR WEB APPROX WS 569 AFT SIDE OF UPPER CHORD. REPAIRED PER ECRA 479-57-134-2. TRIMMED WEB OUT AND INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLERS, AND STIFFENER. (X)