Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
August 30, 2005
Submitted
September 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21784
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Pressure Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1241
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, FUSELAGE STA 1241 SLOPING PRESSURE DECK WEB WAS FOUND WITH CRACK AT DUCT CUTOUT. THE CRACKED AREA REPAIRED BY CUTTING EXISTING WEB SECTIONS BETWEEN UPPER EDGE OF THE SLOPING DECK AND REAR SPAR AND FROM BL 0 TO TRIM LINE. HFEC INSPECTED THE EDGE OF THE WEB TRIM. A NEW REPAIR WEB SECTION WAS INSTALLED. (K)

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