SDR EIAA9695

Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
December 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480EV
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20348
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
65B0189712
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
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

SAT - DURING MAINTENANCE OF LANDING GEAR, THE RIGHT WING GEAR SIDE SUPPORT STRUT ATTACHMENT FITTING, AT RBS 1350, RBL 98 WL 195, A 3.5 INCH CRACK WAS DETECTED. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER BOEING FAX DES-SAT-96-0006RE OF 11 DEC 96. HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT TO VERIFY CRACK END WAS REMOVER. CUT .01325 INCH INSURANCE CUT OF STOP DRILL PER SRM 51-70-1. VERIFIED INTEGRITY OF ADJACENT BOLT BY PERFORMING A TORQUE CHECK AS PER THE DRAWING AND SRM GUIDE LINES. WILL REINSPECTOR FOR CRACK PROGRESSION EVER TEN FLIGHT CYCLES. (M)