Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
January 17, 2011
Submitted
January 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29261
Aircraft time
52,348 hours, 8,152 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Cracked
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 WALKAROUND INSP, MX REPORTED CRACK DAMAGE FOUND ON THE RT OTBD WBL1241 - L/E FIXED FAIRING. THE CRACK MEASURES 0.375 IN. LONG (REF FIG 1). THE CRACK EXCEEDS THE SRM 57-41-01, FIG 101, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. (DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM TIME LIMITED REPAIRS AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS; FH (FLIGHT HOURS) IAW PART 2 AND PERMANENT REPAIR IAW PART 3 PRIOR TO 17JUL11.)

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