Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747200

Difficulty date
August 19, 2003
Submitted
August 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UP
Make and model
Boeing 747200
Aircraft serial
21446
Aircraft time
67,492 hours, 17,978 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 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

NR 4 PYLON SLOT CUT OUT HAS APPROX .5000 INCH CRACK AT THE IB UPPER AFT CORNER. CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN: CRACK TRIMMED IAW SECT 3 OF 54-2034. NO CRACK VISIBLE AFTER TRIM OUT. EXTERNAL DOUBLER INSTALLED ON THE INBND SIDE OF PYLON IAW SB 54-2034.

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