Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
March 30, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29253
Aircraft time
54,065 hours, 9,703 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1220
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

RT OVERWING INTERCOSTAL WEB CRACK - EO 4453A540 - DURING D1 CHECK INSP, 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND AT BS 1220, BL 108 LT AND RT SIDES. (THE CRACKS WERE TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIR DOUBLERS, FILLERS AND ANGLES WERE INSTALLED IAW NRCS 50570 AND 50571 AND RS NR R-53-41-37009 REV A; THE REPAIR (FIRST AND SECOND STAGE) WAS APPROVED BY MFG IAW SR 1-1840521264 AND 8100-9 DATED MARCH 30, 2011 (FIG 2).)

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