Service difficulty report · Support · Boeing 7472D3B

Difficulty date
September 20, 2004
Submitted
October 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D3B
Aircraft serial
21251
Part
Support
Part number
65B10538120
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 OVERNIGHT, EXTERNAL IMPACT BY A FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSED BY A TORNADO. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CARRIED OUT AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT AT BS 1034 RBL 104, THE UNDERWING FAIRING SUPPORT LOWER CHORD WAS CRACKED AT THE OUTBOARD FLANGE. THE LONGITUDINAL CRACK IS APPROXIMATE 3 INCHES LONG. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPAIRS WITHIN 12 INCHES OF THIS DAMAGE. TRIMMED OFF THE CRACKED AREA. NDT INSPECTED TO CONFIRM NO CRACK OF DEFECT EXISTS AT THE TRIMMED EDGE AND REPAIRED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR PART FROM REPAIR ANGLE 7075-0 AND HEAT TREATED TO T6 AFTER FORMING. PERFORMED ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF THE ANGLE AFTER FORMING TO ENSURE DEFECT FREE CONDITION. BOEING CONCURRED THAT THE REPAIR IS STRUCTURALLY ACEPTAB

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