Service difficulty report · Cowling · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
October 2, 2007
Submitted
October 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29260
Aircraft time
31,834 hours, 5,374 cycles
Part
Cowling
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
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 ENGINE RIGHT T/R TRANSLATING COWL LOWER FAIRING HAS A CRACK APPROX 3.0 INCHES AT THE FORWARD SECTION AND RIVETS PULLING THROUGH AT THE AFT SECTION. RIVETS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-02. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE CRACKED FAIRING BY STOP DRILLING AND INSTALLING AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW XEO 78-092607.

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