SDR UIEA0011

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
March 17, 2000
Submitted
May 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22507
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FOUND NR 3 LEFT/RIGHT MAIN ENTRY DOOR FRAME CRACKED AT BS 1265. LEFT CRACKED 1.6875 INCH ON EACH SIDE OF RIVET. PER BOEING SB 747-53A2416 TRIMMED OUT CRACKED AREA AND FILLER REPAIRED FRAME. REFERENCE KLM DRAWING KLM-AMS-99-0913RE FOR REPAIRS UP TO 3 INCHES. (M)