Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 747271C

Difficulty date
July 24, 2007
Submitted
July 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537MC
Make and model
Boeing 747271C
Aircraft serial
22403
Aircraft time
97,429 hours, 19,113 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Gouged
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

RT HORIZ STAB AUX SPAR FWD FACE HAS 7 EACH GOUGES BETWEEN STAB STATIONS 210 - 240 ABOVE LOWER RIVET PATTERN. FOUND GOUGES OUT OF LIMITS, IAW 747 SRM 55-10-01. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW B747 SRM 51-10-02. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-05.