SDR UIEA01077

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7472D3B

Difficulty date
July 25, 2001
Submitted
August 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D3B
Aircraft serial
21252
Part
Frame
Part number
65B01713503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 400
Part time
73,880 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 INSPECTION FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT BS 400, STRINGER 15L CUT OUT. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .30 INCH LONG RUNNING FROM STRINGER CUT OUT TO FASTENER HOLE. HFEC INSPECTED EXISTING FASTENER HOLE FOR CRACK CONTAINMENT. NO ADDITIONAL CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT DOUBLER AND TIRPLER AND NEW STRINGER TIE CLIP. INSTALLED PER STANDARD PRACTICES. CONTINUE CURRENT INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER SB 747-53A2265 UNTIL SB 53-2272 IS COMPLETED AT OR BEFORE 20,000 CYCLES. (M)

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