Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
February 8, 2011
Submitted
February 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
74,044 hours, 14,432 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 440 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

DURING D-CHECK OF DATUM ACFT, FOUND A 0.75 INCH LONG CRACK EMANIATING FROM THE CUT OUT EDGE OF S-10AR ON FRAME AT STA 440 WITH PN 65B01715-1022. FIG 1 FOR DAMAGE LOCATION. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON 13MAR08 AT 67,448 TFH/13,068 TFC IAW SR 1-776916576 FOR SIMILAR CRACK AT THE S-10AR STRINGER CUTOUT. FIG 2. EO4753B355. REPAIRED IAW REF SEP-TLS-11-0004-02B BY TRIMMING OUT THE CRACKED AREA, INSTALLING FILLER AND THE REINSTALLING DOUBLER 0.090 INCH THICK ON FWD SIDE OF THE FRAME.