Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
March 5, 2007
Submitted
March 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Aircraft time
79,950 hours, 13,295 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
Component
Door
Component part number
65B1166973
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

DURING WALK AROUND, FOUND LEFT WING GEAR INBOARD SHOCK STRUT DOOR DAMAGED ALONG THE LOWER 27" OF THE T/E WITH APPROX 7" DAMAGE ON DOOR FAIRING. LEFT WING GEAR INBOARD CHOCK STRUT DOOR ASSY REMOVED IAW CDL 32-12-1. REPLACED LOWER STRUT DOOR AND FAIRING AS PER AMM 32-12-05 AND 32-12-06, PERFORMED LOWER GEAR RETRACTION DOOR ADJUSTMENTS AND LOWER GEAR EXTENSION AS PER AMM 32-32-00 & 32-72-00, ALL OPS TEST WERE OK.