Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
September 27, 2010
Submitted
September 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
105,084 hours, 18,436 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust Nozzle
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 WALK AROUND, MX FOUND 2 EA CRACK ON THE EXHAUST NOZZLE OUTER SLEEVE, NR1 STARTING AT APPROX THE 7 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK IS APPROX 3.0 IN LONG, THE NR2 CRACK IS LOCATED AT INBD SIDE AND AFT OF EXHAUST CONE AREA MEASURING 0.750 IN LONG. (SRM 54-41-30 THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK NR1 IS OUT OF LIMITS. DISPOSITION IS TO STOP DRILL THE ENDS OF THE CRACK WITH A 0.125 IN. DIAMETER HOLE (DRILL BIT); DVI EVERY 3 FLIGHT CYCLES; AND REMOVAL OF THE PART PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 25 FC (FLT CYCLES) AFTER PART 1.)