Service difficulty report · Pylon · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
September 21, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512MC
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21220
Part
Pylon
Part number
65B941004
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4
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 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, NR 4 PYLON, CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT PRE-COOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT LOWER AFT CORNER AT FS 248. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WITH A NEW LOWER REPAIR ANGLE FROM FS 235-FS 254. THE RIB INSTALLATION AT NACELLE STATION 248 WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW STEEL REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLATION ON THE NR 3 STIFFENER. NDT INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT EACH REPAIR AREA AND HFEC INSPECTION OF ALL TRIMMED EDGES AND ALL REPAIR FASTENER LOCATIONS TO ENSURE DEFECT FREE CONDITION. (M)