Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 30, 2006
Submitted
July 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
89,860 hours, 18,327 cycles
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
321U2731102
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 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 3 PYLON DIAGONAL BRACE HAS 2 AREAS OF CHAFING DUE TO CONTACT WITH HYD COMPART DOOR LATCH BOLTS. BRACE WAS BLENDED WITH A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS PER 747 SRM 51-41-01 FIG 3. FWD BLEND IS ON BRACE ZONE "4", BLENDED TO 2 5/8 INCH LONG BY 1 5/8 INCH WIDE AND 0.127 INCH DEEP, WHICH IS OUT OF THE LIMITS ALLOWED. AFT BLEND IS ZONE "5", BLENDED TO 1 3/4 INCH LONG BY 3/4 INCH WIDE AND 0.030 INCH DEEP, THIS IS WITHIN THE LIMITS ALLOWED. FPI WAS ACCOMP AND NO DEFECTS NOTED AS PER ASTM1417-05. AREA WAS PEENED AS PER SOPM 20-10-03. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AS PER SRM 51-10-02. FAA FORM 8100-9 WAS ISSUED TO RE-INSPECT FWD BLEND AT EVERY A-CHECK AND REPLACE BRACE AT NEXT C-CHECK, NOT TO EXCEED 18 MONTHS. ALSO, REF AT

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