Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
February 19, 2004
Submitted
July 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Part
Strut
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 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 ZONAL INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NR 4 ENGINE PYLON STRUT PRECOOLER EXHAUST VENT WITH CRACKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUT. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WITH A NEW LOWER REPAIR ANGLE FROM NACELLE STATION 235 TO STATION 254. THE RIB INSTALLATION AT NACELLE STATION 248 WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW STEEL REPAIR ANGLES INSTALLATION ON THE NR 3 STIFFENER. (M)