Service difficulty report · Lap Joint · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
September 8, 2011
Submitted
September 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
23286
Aircraft time
99,960 hours, 19,182 cycles
Part
Lap Joint
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.

What was found

LAP HOLE CRACK AT BS 370 STR 23L. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER B747 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 26.