Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458MC
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
26356
Aircraft time
56,635 hours, 12,173 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

THE LT NR 4 FAN REVERSER EXHIBITED A CRACK ON THE TORQUE BOX FWD FRAME. (IN THIS INSTANCE THE CRACK HAD BEEN STOP DRILLED AND REGULARLY INSPECTED BY THE PRIOR OPERATOR JAL. AS THE ACFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK, SIAEC WAS ADVISED TO PERFORM A PERMANENT REPAIR IAW SB 78-061, REV 7 BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT EXTEND INTO THE CRACK AREA. THIS EO AUTHORIZES INSP OF THE LT FAN REVERSER FOR CRACK PROPAGATION WITHIN 1000 FLIGHT HOURS AND EVERY 1000 FLIGHT HOURS THEREAFTER. EWIS)