Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 3, 2011
Submitted
June 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
108,674 hours, 21,759 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 840
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION IAW EO 4753B328 - SB 747-53A2502 (ASSOCIATED WITH AD 2006-01-07) AT THE C4 CHECK. IN ADDITION TO THE SHORT EDGE MARGIN ON THE TENSION TIE, THE FRAME AND FRAME DOUBLER FASTENER HOLES HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY OVERSIZED IAW SB 747-53A2502 AND ARE CURRENTLY OUTSIDE THE SB ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. (THE ACTION REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE NRC WAS TO TRIM THE FORWARD TENSION TIE CHANNEL AND SPLICE IN A NEW SECTION IAW MULTIPLE OPERATOR MESSAGE 1-894152791-4, FABRICATE A REPLACEMENT TENSION TIE STEEL PLATE LARGE ENOUGH TO REMENDY THE SHORT EDGE MARGIN, REPLACE THE FRAME DOUBLER, AND INSTALL A FREEZE PLUG IN THE OVERSIZED FRAME HOLE IAW MULTIPLE OPERATOR MESSAGE 1-894152799-1.)

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