Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 747271C

Difficulty date
April 6, 2005
Submitted
April 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537MC
Make and model
Boeing 747271C
Aircraft serial
22403
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bulkhead
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 SCHEDULED INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE LOWER CORNERS OF STA 400 BULKHEAD WEB PRESSURE PANEL CUTOUT. ANOTHER CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER IB SIDE OF THE PRESSURE PANEL ASSY. THE CRACKS ON THE STA 400 WERE TRIMMED OUT. REPAIRED DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED AT EACH CORNER OF THE CUTOUT, AND A REPAIR STRAP WAS INSTALLED ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CUTOUT. THE CRACKED PRESSURE PANEL ASSY WAS REMOVED AND PREFABRICATED IAW ORIGINAL DWG SPECS. HFEC INSPECTION PERFORMED OF THE TRIM LINE TO COMFIRM NO ADDITIONAL CRACK EXISTS AND OF ALL EXISTING FASTENER HOLES IN THE REPAIR AREA. (K)