Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
May 11, 2010
Submitted
May 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
30559
Aircraft time
45,181 hours, 6,728 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
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 MX WALKAROUND, MX FOUND 2EA CRACKS ON THE NR2 RT ENGINE CORE COWL OUTER SKIN. 1EA CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK IS APPROX 0.5 IN. LONG AND THE OTHER CRACK IS APPROX 2.0 IN. LONG. THE LENGTH AND THE SPACING OF THE CRACKS EXCEED THE SRM LIMITS. DISPOSITION IS TO STOP DRILL THE LOWER ENDS OF THE CRACK WITH A 0.250 IN. DIAMETER HOLE; DVI EVERY 3 FLIGHT CYCLES; AND PERMANENT REPAIR AT THE NEXT "A" CHECK AFTER PART 1. THIS EO IS APPROVED BY DER (DERT-710167-SW) VIA FAA 8110-3 FORM ISSUED ON 11MAY10; SINCE THE DAMAGE EXCEEDS THE SRM 54-41-01, FIG 101 LIMITS.

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