Service difficulty report · Brace · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
February 27, 2009
Submitted
February 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
103,925 hours, 18,194 cycles
Part
Brace
Part number
321U2731102
Part serial
16889
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 400
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 1 DIAGONAL BRACE IS CHAFED ON OTBD SIDE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION, ZONE 5, 29.5 INCHES FROM FORWARD END. CHAFE IS 2.0 INCH LONG BY 0.125 INCH WIDE. INTERIM REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER 747-200 SRM 54-41-01, FIG 3 SHEETS 1 THRU 4. REFERENCE ATLAS AIR EO4754A298. REPEAT INSPECTIONS AS PER PART 2 OF EO TO BE ACCOMPLISHED EVERY C-CHECK.