Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
March 24, 2010
Submitted
April 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
32840
Aircraft time
31,797 hours, 4,803 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

EO: 4454A096 DURING C-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE 311U2420-83 PYLON STRINGER TEE AT APPROX NAC STA 300, WL 144.7 ON THE OTBD SIDE. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT AND A NEW SECTION OF TEE SPLICED IAW SRM 54-51-02, REPAIR 2 WITH MINOR DEVIATIONS IAW EGAT EI T2010A54B-736. THE 311U2420-83 PYLON STRINGER TEE BAC1506-2115 EXTRUSION FROM 2024-0 ALUMINUM IAW QQ-A-200/3 HEAT TREATED TO T62 AFTER FORMING. THE REPAIR IAW SRM 54-51-02, REPAIR 2 WITH MINOR DEVIATIONS IAW EGAT EI T2010A54B-736 CONSISTS OF 2 ANGLES MADE FROM AND10134-1406 EXTRUSION MADE FROM 7075-T6 INSTALLED USING BACB30MY6K AND BACB30NY6K HI-LOKS WITH BACC30M6 COLLARS. THE MINOR DEVIATIONS IAW EGAT EI T2010A54B-736 ARE APPROVED BY MFG IN THE RDR DATED 21MAR2010 (SR 1-1550300031). THIS REPAIR IS A CATEGORY A REPAIR IAW SRM 54-51-02, REPAIR 2 AND DOES NOT REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL INSPS IAW FAR 121.1109. THE PART 1 REPAIR IS APPROVED BY SRM 54-51-02, REPAIR 2 WITH MINOR DEVIATIONS APPROVED BY MFG IN THE RDR DATED 21MAR2010 (FIG 3).

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