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
65B9405327
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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

THE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE SUBJECT STRUT CAP SKIN ASSEMBLY AND ADJACENT BULKHEAD STRAP AT STA-286 BULKHEAD INSTALLATION CROWN AREA AT B-L. 0-0. THE AFT EDGE OF CAP SKIN ASSEMBLY. THE BULKHEAD STRAP IN AREA COMMON TO CAP SKIN. INTERIM REPAIR OF THE 65B94053-27 CAP SKIN ASSEMBLY AND THE ADJACENT 65B89049-38. UPPER BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY, AT NAC STA 286 IN THE 65B94051-1 STRUT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY FOR NR 2 PYLON ACCOMPLISHED AS PER BOEING MESSAGE 1-176887932 AND FAA FORM 8100-9.