Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 7474R7F

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
October 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582UP
Make and model
Boeing 7474R7F
Aircraft serial
29053
Aircraft time
74,902 hours, 13,657 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
65B029664
Condition
Cracked
Location
Empennage
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, FUSELAGE RT OF STA 2515.5 TO 2521 UPPER LOBE DOUBLER AT THE FUSELAGE AND VERTICAL STAB ATT FITTING FOUND CRACK APPROX 5" IN LENGTH EMP RT STA 2515.5-2521 UPPER LOBE DOUBLER CRACKED AT FX AND VERT STAB ATT FITTING REPAIRED BS2484-2517 RBL25" IAW EO B747-5330-38232-B, APPX C 7075T6BARE0500" CRACK LENGTH 5.5" AND STOP HOLES DRILLED. AS A MAJOR REPAIR WITH 148U0024-1 AT UPPER LOBE DOUBLER AREA . POST REAPIR INSP IS REQUIRED IAW EO B747-5330-38232-B, APPX D.

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