Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
April 4, 2011
Submitted
April 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
32840
Aircraft time
36,494 hours, 5,500 cycles
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust Nozzle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 MX WALKAROUND, FOUND A CRACK ON THE EXHAUST NOZZLE OUTER SLEEVE, STARTING AT APPROX THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE NR 2 ENG. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK IS APPROX 15" LONG AND IS APPROX 13" FROM THE T/E OF THE NOZZLE. SRM 54-41-30 THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK IS OUT OF LIMITS. (DISPOSITION IS TO STOP DRILL THE ENDS OF THE CRACK WITH A 0.098" DIAMETER HOLE, DVI EVERY 3 FLIGHT CYCLES; AND REMOVAL OF THE PART WITHIN 50 FC (FLIGHT CYCLES).)

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