# SDR UIEA200300011

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 25, 2003
- Submitted: March 31, 2003
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N540MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540MC), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747243B
- Aircraft serial: 22508
- System (JASC): [5420 · Nacelle/Pylon Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5420)
- Part: Stiffener
- Part number: 65B89058502
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Nr 3 Pylon
- Part time: 87,875 hours
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300011

## Discrepancy

DURING CURRENT C-CHECK AT SIAEC, FOUND NR 3 PYLON NR 3 LONGITUDINAL STIFFENER VERTICAL FLANGE, BELOW PRECOOLER EXHAUST VENT, CRACKED THREE PLACES AT NAC 245, 247 AND 257.  PYLON PREVIOUSLY MODIFIED PER SB 747-54-2163 AND 747-54-2091 WHICH CONSISTS OF AN UPPER ANGLE INSTALLE DON THE STIFFENER FROM NAC 234 TO 272 ALONG WITH AN EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER.  ADDITIONAL REPAIR CONSISTS OF A LOWER ANGLE INSTALLED FROM NAC 234 TO 252.  CRACK AT NAC 257 MAY BE LEFT AS IS.  HFEC INSPECTED ALL OPEN HOLES COMMON TO BOTH ANGLES AND HOLES IN THE REMAINING REPAIR.  NO ADDITIONAL CRACKING FOUND ON STIFFENER OR ALUMINUM SKIN.  REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED PER STANDARD SRM PRACTICES IAW SB'S MENTIONED ABOVE.  (M)

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