SDR SRAA119504

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747246F

Difficulty date
November 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740SJ
Make and model
Boeing 747246F
Aircraft serial
22477
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
Stage of operation
NR
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

ON WALK-AROUND INSPECTION, FOUND NR 4 PYLON INBOARD SKIN AT STA 180 BULKHEAD AND FORWARD LOWER SPAR HAS CRACK FROM LOWER EDGE OF SKIN THROUGH 2 FASTENER HOLES, TOTAL LENGTH OF CRACK IS 2.25 INCHES. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED INTERIM REPAIR PER BOEING INSTRUCTION REF STTE951113,/2, STT-SDF-95-003RE, STTE951114, AND STT-SDF-9-0005RE. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE CARRIED OUT AT NEXT B-CHECK. (X)