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
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 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 D-CHECK FOUND NR 2 PYLON HAS CRACK DAMAGE IN THE SKIN ASSEMBLY AND THE ADJACENT NR 3 STIFFENER, AT PRE-COOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT LOWER EDGE NEAR THE AFT CORNER AT STATION 248. THE NR 3 STIFFENER LOWER FLANGE WAS TRIMMED TO REMOVED CRACKS. THE CRACK IN THE SKIN ASSEMBLY WAS CONTAINED WITH 1 INCH DIAMETER OLE AT THE CRACK TIP. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WITH A NEW STEEL LOWER REPAIR ANGLE FROM NS 235-254. THE RIB INSTALLATION AT NC 248 WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW STEEL LOWER REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLATION ON THE NR 3 STIFFENER. (M)

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