Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2006
Submitted
May 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809MC
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
20887
Aircraft time
101,549 hours, 23,156 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65B94052
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
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

CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE 65B94052 SKIN ASSEMBLY NR 3 STIFFENER, AND PRE-COOLER EXHAUST CUT OUT ADJACENT TO THE AFT CORNER AT N.S.248, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUT STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLIES FOR NR 3 AND NR 4 PYLONS. INTERIM REPAIR FOR THE NR 3 AND NR 4 STRUT. STRUCTURE ACCOMPLISHED AS PER BOEING MESSAGE 1-178658174 AND FAA FORM 81-00-9.