SDR UIEA01047

Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
April 26, 2001
Submitted
May 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509MC
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21221
Part
Door Frame
Part number
65B00006
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
100,709 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING HFEC INSPECTION PER SB 747-53A2488 FOUND UPPER AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR CUT OUT WITH CRACK INDICATION OF .5MM AT FASTENER HOLE UNDER AFT HINGE, AFT HOLE, LOWER ROW (SECOND LAYER). FASTENER IS OUT OF THE SB INSPECT AREA AND NOT SUBJECT TO REWORK PER ABOVE SB. INSTEAD, PER BOEING TELEX, FASTENER HOLE OVERSIZED UNTIL INDICATION DISAPPEARED. INSURANCE CUT BY REAMING HOLE TO .375 INCH DIAMETER. INSTALLED BACB30NN6K BOLT, NAS1805-6L NUT, BACW30BP6DP WASHER. (M)