Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
August 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21784
Aircraft time
105,635 hours, 21,872 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 2231
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 THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4753B324, REV B (SB 747-53A2450, REV 6, AD 2010-20-08). ONE FASTENER HOLE ON THE FRAME STRAP (PN 65B01849-26) WAS FOUND WITH A 0.0625 INCH CRACK EXTENDING IN THE AFT DIRECTION AS SEEN IN THE REF /2/ RS R53-62-37168 REV A. IN ADDITION TO THE SUBJECT DAMAGE AN EXISTING REPAIR WAS FOUND BETWEEN S-17R AND S-18R WITH 2 EXISTING DOUBLERS AND A SPLICED SECTION OF THE REVEAL PANEL (PN 65B05000-70). AN OPEN HOLE INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE SURROUNDING FASTENER HOLE LOCATIONS IN THE STRAP AND UNDERLYING FRAME STRUCTURE. THE SURROUNDING EDGE FRAME STRUCTURE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO BE CRACK/DAMAGE FREE IAW SB 747-53A2450 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. WITH THE REVEAL SECTION REMOVED AN HFEC INSPECTION OF THE FRAME STRAP BETWEEN S-17R AND S-18R IS ACCOMPLISHED IN LIEU OF THE SB SPECIFIED & NBSP; LFEC. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY TRIMMING AND SPLICING THE FRAME STRAP, REPLACING THE REVEAL PANEL AND INSTALLING 2 DOUBLERS.

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