Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
March 26, 2010
Submitted
March 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
106,156 hours, 18,652 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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

DURING C-CHECK, CRACKING WAS FOUND IN THE 65B94052-1 NR 2 PYLON RT SKIN ASSY AT THE NAC STA 248 PRECOOLER EXHAUST. CRACK WAS REPAIRED BY TRIMMING OUT THE DAMAGE AND RESTORING THE SURFACE FINISH IAW RFTA 00664-0005, REV A AND REA MF00664R0005, REV A (FIG 1 & 2). THIS EO DOCUMENTS THE REPAIR OF THE SKIN IAW RFTA 00664-0005, REV A AND REA MF00664R0005, REVISION A. THE REPAIR IAW THIS EO AND RFTA 00664-0005, REV A AND REA MF00664R0005, REVISION A ARE FAA APPROVED BY MFG AR ON THE FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 25MAR2010 (FIGURE 3). THE FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 25MAR2010 REQUIRES CONTINUED INSP IAW SB 747-54A2223, REV 0 AT 18 MONTH INTERVALS AFTER THIS REPAIR. THE REQUIRED INSP IS ACCOMPLISHED IAW EO 4754A233 AND NO ADDITIONAL INSP ARE REQUIRED IAW THIS EO. THE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW THIS EO IS MFG AR APPROVED IAW THE FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 25MAR2010 (FIG 3).