Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
April 5, 2006
Submitted
April 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
96,049 hours, 16,466 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

NR 1 PYLON FOUND INTERIOR SKIN CRACKED AT RT SIDE BETWEEN NAC STA 248 TO NAC STA 259, BELOW RHS PRE-COOLER ACCESS CUT OUT LOWER HORIZONTAL STIFFENER. A/F INSP CARRIED OUT AS REQUIRED A/F. S/M REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER BOEING MESSAGE NR1-168393257-11, -16,-18 AND FAA 8100-9 DATED 04 APR 2006. CONDUCT REPEAT DV INSPECTION EVERY C-CHK OR 18 MONTHS, WHICHEVER EARLIER.