Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
May 9, 2011
Submitted
May 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29257
Aircraft time
51,067 hours, 7,818 cycles
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust Nozzle
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 MX WALKAROUND, MX FOUND A CRACK ON THE EXHAUST NOZZLE OUTER SLEEVE, STARTING AT APPROX THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE NR 3 ENGINE. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK IS APPROX 3" LONG AND IS APPROX .5" FROM THE T/E OF THE NOZZLE. IAW 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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