Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
April 1, 2011
Submitted
April 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29253
Aircraft time
54,065 hours, 9,703 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1560 S43-46r
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 "C-CHECK", PREVIOUSLY TIME LIMITED REPAIRED LOWER LOBE FRAME AND FAIL SAFE CHORD WERE FOUND TO HAVE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE REMOVED SECTIONS OF FRAME WEB 65B04315-22 AND FAIL SAFE CHORD 65B04315-1, WERE REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL SECTIONS. THE SPLICED JOINT AREAS OF FRAME WEB AND THE FAIL SAFE CHORD WERE THEN SECURED INTO THE AIRPLANE USING EXISTING STRUCTURE ALONG WITH REPAIR FILLERS, REPAIR ANGLES, AND REPAIR DOUBLER REPAIR SCHEME NR R-53-62-37010 REV "A". THE PERMANENT REPAIR OF LOWER LOBE FRAME IAW RS NR R-53-62-37010, REV "A" WERE REPORTED IAW SR 1-1839650727 AND APPROVED IAW FAA FORM 8100-9.

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