What was found
STA 2598 AFT INNER CHORD CRACKED. CAT 'B' REPAIR ACP IAW SRM 53-80-08 HAS FAA APPROVAL WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSP ACP IAW TABLE II (PG 94 OF 97). INITIAL DEFECT WAS A CRACK 0.140" LONG FOUND DURING HFEC INSP ON ROUTINE JOB CARD 831503N01.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2012
- Submitted
- March 15, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N182UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25279
- Aircraft time
- 86,440 hours, 10,491 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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