Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
March 23, 2005
Submitted
April 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22471
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
65B94111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 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 SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NR 1 PYLON, THE BULKHEAD UPPER LEFT SIDE FORWARD AND AFT CHORD ANGLES WERE FOUND CRACKED. TRIMMED AND STOP DRILLED THE CRACK PER 747 SRM 51-10-01 NDT INSPECTED THE REPAIRED AREA, INCLUDING HFEC INSPECTION OF ALL TRIMMED FLANGE EDGES AND STOP DRILL HOLES TO ENSURE CRACK REMOVAL OR CONTAINMENT. INSTALLED ALUMINUM, REPAIR ANGLES AND STRAPS COMMON TO THE UPPER AND FORWARD AND AFT CHORDS. DETAIL VISUALLY INSPECT THE AFFECTED CHORD AREA FOR CRACKS, CORROSION AND/OR LOOSE FASTENERS EVERY C CHECK OR 18 MONTHS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ATLAS AIR EO 4754A129 ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE INSPECTION. (M)

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