Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
May 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29257
Aircraft time
43,924 hours, 6,614 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Part
Fairing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 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

ENG 3 OTBD CORE COWL UPPER AFT AREA FAIRING HAS A CRACK. ON THE AFT UPPER EDGE. DUE TO NO STOCK FOR THE PANEL, DISPOSITION WAS TO ACCOMPLISH A TIME LIMITED REPAIR BY WELDING THE CRACK IAW STANDARD PRACTICES AND REPLACEMENT OF FAIRING WITHIN THE NEXT 2A CHECK.

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