What was found
(B18707) CRACKS WERE FOUND AT BOTH LT AND RT SIDE LONGERON EXTENSION FITTING WHEN PERFORMING SB INSPECTION. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LONGERON FITTING IAW SB 747-53A2390, FIG 22.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 2011
- Submitted
- August 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18707
- Make and model
- Boeing 747409
- Aircraft serial
- 30764
- Aircraft time
- 47,690 hours, 8,108 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Fitting
- Part number
- 65B150342324
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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