Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
May 20, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809MC
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
20887
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
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 C-CHECK, FOUND RT KICK FITTING BOLT HOLES POSITION A, B AND K STILL SHOWING CRACK INDICATION AFTER 2ND OVERSIZE REAMING. PERMANENT REPAIR WITH DEVIATION TO REF 'A' SB PER REF 'B', 'C', AND 'D' BY OVERSIZING HOLE 'A', 'B'B AND 'K' THROUGH ALL COMPONENTS IN THE STACKUPS AT EACH LOCATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE SPLICE BEYOND THE LIMITS OF REF 'A' SB TO HOLE DIAMETERS OF 1.00, 1.040 AND .8750 INCH RESPECTIVELY. A SLEEVED BOLT WAS INSTALLED IN HOLE 'B'.