Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
August 2, 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 C4/A6 CHECK, DETECTED 6 EA CRACKS ON THE FRAME STRAP FASTENER HOLES; 2 EA CRACKS ON THE FWD INNER CHORD FASTENER HOLES; 3 EA CRACKS ON THE AFT INNER CHORD FASTNER HOLES AND 2 EA CRACKS ON THE DOOR REVEAL PANEL FASTENER HOLES. THE DETAIL OF THE CRACK FINDINGS IS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 AND IS DOCUMENTED BY NRC: 51518 AND 51010. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY TRIMMING OFF ALL CRACKED AREAS OF THE DOOR REVEAL PANEL, THE AFT INNER CHORD AND THE FWD INNER CHORD AND BY CUTTING THE CRACKED AREA OF THE FRAME STRAP AND REPAIRED USING 3 DOUBLERS, FILLERS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PARTS FIG 2 AND RS: R-53-62-37184, REV A FOR REPAIR DETAILS.

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