Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 747273C

Difficulty date
March 13, 2009
Submitted
April 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471EV
Make and model
Boeing 747273C
Aircraft serial
20651
Aircraft time
100,287 hours, 23,726 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1000
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

CTR FUEL TANK LWR SKIN, LWR SURFACE HAS CORROSION AT BS 1000 LBL 85. REMOVED CORROSION, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER ECRA 471-57-267-2.