Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
June 24, 2011
Submitted
June 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Aircraft time
91,897 hours, 15,722 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65B0348138
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 2220
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 C4/A4 CHECK, CRACK WAS FOUND ON FRAME AT BS 2220 BETWEEN S-25R AND S-26R. THE DAMAGED PART OF THE FRAME WAS REMOVED BY TRIMMING THE FRAME JUST BELOW S-24R AND REMOVING THE FACTORY SPLICE AT S-34R. HFEC INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT MANUAL, PART 6, 51-00-00, FIG. 4 AT TRIM LINE AND WAS CONFIRMED TO BE CRACK FREE.