Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
May 20, 2010
Submitted
May 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
71,995 hours, 14,018 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 420 S10r
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 4753A448, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BS 420, S-10R FRAME WEB . THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED IAW NRC 500789 AND SRM 53-10-04, FIGURE 11. PART 1 OF THIS EO DOCUMENTS THE FRAME WEB REPAIR IAW NRC 500789 AND SRM 53-10-04, FIGURE 11. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF ONE 0.063 INCH THICK DOUBLER MADE FROM 2024-T42 ALUMINUM. THE REPAIR PARTS ARE INSTALLED USING BAC415BB5D AND BACR15ET7AD RIVETS. REFER TO SRM 53-10-04, FIG 11. THE REPAIR IAW PART 1 OF THIS EO IS INTERIM AND ACCEPTABLE PROVIDED THAT INSPECTION IAW SB 747-53A2265 CONTINUE AFTER THE REPAIR IAW PART 1 OF THIS EO AT 3,000 CYCLE INTERVALS. THIS REQUIREMENT IS COMPLIED WITH IAW EO 4753A448, THEREFORE NO ACTION IS REQUIRED IAW THIS EO.