Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
March 30, 2012
Submitted
April 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
23393
Aircraft time
97,651 hours, 17,943 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
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

NR 4 PYLON O/B SIDE FWD ACCESS CUT OUT HAS CRACK IN UPPER FWD SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER ECRA 489-54-019-2