Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
July 27, 2011
Submitted
July 29, 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
Damaged
Location
Bs 1000 Bulkhead
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

CRACK DAMAGE WAS DETECTED IN RADIUS OF BULKHEAD CHORD AT BS 1000 BETWEEN S38L - S39L. THE CRACK DAMAGE WAS THROUGH THE FULL THICKNESS OF THE CHORD AS DOCUMENTED IAW NRC 50190 FOR REPAIR ACTIONS (SEE FIG 1). REPLACED BULKHEAD CHORD AS REQUIRED IAW TLS EO 4753A495, REV B AND SB 747-53A2471 REV 1.

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