Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
February 19, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Part
Strut
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Pylon
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 D-CHECK AT SIN, DURING ZONAL INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NR 3 ENGINE PYLON STRUT PRECOOLER EXHAUST VETN WITH CRACKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUT. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WITH A NEW LOWER REPAIR ANGLE FROM NAC STATION 235 TO STATION 254. THE RIB INSTALLATION AT NAC STATION 248 WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMODATE THE NEW STEEL REPAIR ANGLES INSTALLATION ON THE NR 3 STIFFENER. (M)