Service difficulty report · Brace · Boeing 7472D3B

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
July 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D3B
Aircraft serial
21251
Aircraft time
92,862 hours, 20,318 cycles
Part
Brace
Part number
321U2731102
Part serial
06709322
Condition
Chafed
Location
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

PYLON NR 4 DIAGONAL BRACE HAS A CHAFE ON OUTBOARD SIDE CAUSED BY HYDRAULIC COMPARTMENT DOOR ROD FOUND NOT SECURED. ACCOMPLISHED BLEND REPAIR ON BRACE P/N 321U2731-102, S/N MFR 16889 RP 06709322 AS PER 747 SRM 51-41-01 FIG 3 AND REFERENCE ATLAS AIR XEO NO. 54-070806-1. BLEND-OUT IS ON BRACE ZONE "5" AND IS 1.5 INCH BY 1.75 INCH WIDE AND 0.094 INCH DEEP. BLEND-OUT IS WITHIN LIMITS. AREA WAS FLAP PEENED, TREATED AND PRIMED AS PER 747 SRM 54-41-01 FIG 3. HFEC WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 4.

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