SDR KCSA111179

Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Boeing 747246F

Difficulty date
July 29, 2011
Submitted
July 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746CK
Make and model
Boeing 747246F
Aircraft serial
22989
Aircraft time
113,469 hours, 22,201 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

OVERWING LONGERON SPLICE FITTING (LEFT SIDE OF A/C) AT STA 1372, HAS CORROSION IN THE AFT, LWR HOLE OF THE VERTICLE FLANGE OF THE SPLICE FITTING.