Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 7474R7F

Difficulty date
February 11, 2011
Submitted
March 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583UP
Make and model
Boeing 7474R7F
Aircraft serial
25867
Aircraft time
90,628 hours, 15,846 cycles
Part
Strap
Part number
65B0184925
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 2231
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C, M/D LT BS 2231 1 EA FASTENER HOLE CRACK FOUND AT FRAME STRAP STR 16 BRACKET MOST UPPER FASTENER HOLE. RUNNING FWD AND AFT THROUGH THICKNESS. M/D LT BS 2231 FRAME STRAP, CHORD REPAIRED IAW HX RS R-53-82-36946, REV A AND EO B747-5310-41832-A AT STR 16L AREA. STRAP CRACK THROUGH THICKNESS FINAL REMOVED SEGMENT IS 2-1"X18.75". CHORD CRACK LENGTH FINAL CUTOUT IS 0.75X0.8", CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR. THIS REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED TO 18846 TAC PENDING DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS.

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