Service difficulty report · Brace · Boeing 7472U3B

Difficulty date
January 14, 2003
Submitted
January 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922FT
Make and model
Boeing 7472U3B
Aircraft serial
22768
Aircraft time
72,156 hours, 17,725 cycles
Part
Brace
Part number
321U2731
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Gouged
Location
#1 Pylon
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

NICK/GOUGE FOUND AT SAILBOAT AREA OF PYLON #1 DIAGONAL BRACE - LOCATED APPROX 10:00 O'CLOCK POSITION, 29" FROM FWD END AT ZONE 5. DAMAGED AREA BLEND-OUT CARRIED OUT - FINAL DIMENSION LENGTH 2.0, WIDTH 1.525, DEPTH 0.100. THESE FIGURES ARE WITHIN LIMITS PER BOEING SB 747-54-2198, FIG. 3, PG 42. AREA ROTOR-PEENED ALODINED & REPROTECTED.

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