Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
February 24, 2003
Submitted
March 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Part
Skin
Part number
65B9124138
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
Part time
87,875 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 CURRENT C-CHECK AT SIAEC, FOUND NR 3 ENGINE LEFT FAN COWL DELAMINTED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES BY 8 INCHES IN GENERAL REWORK AREA NOTED BY SB 78-2150 DURING TRAS LOCK MODIFICATION. THE OUTER DELAMINTED SKIN AND FILLER WERE STAGGER CUT TO REMOVE DELAMINATED AREA. PERFORMED HFEC OF SKIN CUT EDGES. NO CRACKING DETECTED. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT STAGGERED FILLER AND TWO ADDITIONAL STAGGERED REPAIR DOUBLERS WITH A 3 INCH AND 1.5 INCH OVERLAP. A STRUCTURAL HOT BOND METHOD WAS USED TO INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLERS IAW SRM 51-40-06 PAR 3K. PART NUMBER BECAME 673U0032-39 AFTER MODIFICATION FROM 65B91241-38. (M)