Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7474H6

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
July 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718BA
Make and model
Boeing 7474H6
Aircraft serial
27042
Aircraft time
59,483 hours, 7,854 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1820 S27r
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

AN INSP IN THE UPPER FWD CORNER SKIN OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT REVEALED A CRACK (REPAIRED IAW SB 747-53A2448, REV 1 AND SRM 53-60-01, FIG 201, REPAIR 3 WITH A REVISED FASTENER PATTERN AND (2) FASTENERS OVERSIZED BEYOND THE SRM LIMITATIONS, SEE FIGURE 1. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR AS DEFINED IN THE SRM CHAPTER 51-60-01. THIS REPAIR REQUIRES SUPPLEMENTAL INSP TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS. THE INITIAL INSP IS 15,000 FLIGHTS CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION AND REPEAT INSP INTERVAL IS 3,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. THIS REPAIR MUST BE INSPECTED IAW PART 2 TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS.)

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