Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
March 15, 2009
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30808
Aircraft time
36,594 hours, 6,065 cycles
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust Nozzle
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

2.5 IN CRACK FOUND ON NR 2 ENG EXHAUST NOZZLE OUTER SLEEVE AT THE TRAILING EDGE AT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. "PER EO 4478A081, STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIR WITHIN 10 FLIGHT CYCLES. FAA 8110-3 ISSUED 15 MAR 09".

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