Service difficulty report · Rod · Boeing 7474R7F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2016
Submitted
December 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583UP
Make and model
Boeing 7474R7F
Aircraft serial
25867
Aircraft time
110,422 hours, 18,764 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

AFTER LOADING AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE WAS CLOSING THE MAIN CARGO DOOR NORMALLY, THE DOOR STOPPED 2-3 INCHES SHOT OF CLOSING. MAINTENANCE THEN TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY BUT THE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED AND INTERNALLY PUNCHED A 1 INCH HOLE. FOUND BROKEN HOOK ACTUATOR ROD ASSY. R&R WITH NEW ROD ASSY PER AMM 52-32-11 AND PERFORMED SIDE CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN AND INTERNAL BONDED DOUBLER PUNCTURE REPAIR AS PER EO B747-5230-62631A, OPS TEST OF MAIN DECK DOOR TEST NORMAL PER AMM 52-32-01/601.

More about the Boeing 747-4R7F