Service difficulty report · Rub Strip · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
March 1, 2011
Submitted
March 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
74,044 hours, 14,432 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Rub Strip
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fan Cowl
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

ACFT AT SIN D CHECK. THE NR 1 LT FAN COWL WAS ROUTED TO THE COMPOSITE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DURING INSTALLATION ON THE ACFT THE L/E RUB STRIP MISMATCH (6 O'CLOCK) WITH THE NOSE INLET COWL NOT ALLOWING THE FAN COWL TO LATCH PROPERLY. (DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS, INITIATE REPETITIVE DVIS AT EVERY 25 FC (FLIGHT CYCLES) AND PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 1,000 FH (FLIGHT HOURS) AFTER PART 1 BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE FAN COWL WITH A SERVICEABLE PART.)