Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 747128

Difficulty date
May 16, 2001
Submitted
May 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3203Y
Make and model
Boeing 747128
Aircraft serial
19751
Aircraft time
85,973 hours, 19,030 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
65B172235
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
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

ADDITIONAL WING REAR SPAR TO WING CENTER SECTION UPPER SPLICE FITTING REWORK. A DEVIATION TO AND ADDITIONAL REWORK FOR S/B 747-57-2110 TERMINATING ACTION PER FIG 4. THE DEVIATION CONSISTS OF USING A FILLER BETWEEN THE REPLACEMENT (NEW) 65B17223-5 SPLICE FITTING AND THE UPPER WING SKIN. THE ADDITIONAL REWORK CONSISTS OF MATCHING THE O/B LOWER EDGE OF THE EXISTING EXTERNAL LONGERON SPLICE & USE OF OVERSIZE FASTENERS IN ADJACENT STRUCTURE. THE FILLER IS REQUIRED TO ACCOUNT FOR A CONFIGURATION MISMATCH BETWEEN THE REPLACEMENT (NEW) 65B17223-5 SPLICE FITTING AND THE REPLACED 65B12071-1 SPLICE FITTING.