Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747271C

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
April 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537MC
Make and model
Boeing 747271C
Aircraft serial
22403
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Skin
Part number
65B941004
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

D-CHECK, DURING SCHEDULE INSPECTION, CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN ASSY AND THE ADJACENT NR 3 STIFFENER AT PRE-COOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT LOWER EDGE NEAR THE AFT CORNER AT STA 248 ON THE RT SIDE. THE NR 3 STIFFENER LOWER FLANGE WAS TRIMMED TO REMOVE CRACKS. THE CRACK IN SKIN ASSY WAS CONTAINED WITH 1.0 INCH HOLE AT THE CRACK TIP. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WITH A NEW STEEL LOWER REPAIR ANGLE FROM NAC STA 235 TO 254. THE RIB INSTALLATIONS AT NAC STA 248 WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW STEEL LOWER REPAIR ANGLE. NDT INSPECTED EACH REPAIR AREA, INCLUDING HFEC INSPECTION OF ALL REPAIR FASTENER LOCATIONS AND TRIMMED EDGES TO ENSURE ABSENCE OF CRACKS, CORROSION AND ANY OTHER DAMAGE. (K)