Service difficulty report · Clip · Boeing 747283B

Difficulty date
January 26, 2003
Submitted
January 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FT
Make and model
Boeing 747283B
Aircraft serial
21575
Aircraft time
58,800 hours, 13,199 cycles
Part
Clip
Part number
65B0300131
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACKS FOUND ON THE CLIP AT FRAME STA 500/L, UPPER DECK SIDEWALL, AT CONNECTION TO STR 10-10A-11A-12. CRACKED CLIPS REMOVED & NEW ONES FABRICATED HF 7075T6 0.050 THK PER SRM 53-10-20 & SRM 51-40-03, FIG. 4. PROTECTED PER SRM 51-10-02 & INSTALL RIVETS PER SRM 51-30-02.