Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
September 6, 2005
Submitted
September 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21784
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta 248
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 D-CHECK, NR 1 PYLON HAD CRACK DAMAGE IN THE SKIN ASSEMBLY AND THE ADJACENT NR 3 STIFFENER, AT PRECOOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT LOWER EDGE NEAR THE AFT CORNER AT STATION 248. THE NR 3 STIFFENER LOWER FLANGE WAS TRIMMED TO REMOVE CRACKS. THE CRACK IN THE SKIN ASSEMBLY WAS CONTAINED WITH 1 INCH DIAMETER HOLE AT THE CRACK TIP. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WITH A NEW STEEL LOWER REPAIR ANGLE FROM NAC STATION 235 TO 254. THE RIB INSTALLATION AT NACELLE STATION 248 WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW STEEL LOWER REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLATION ON THE NR 3 STIFFENER. (M)

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