Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
August 18, 2011
Submitted
August 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Aircraft time
92,250 hours, 15,794 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust Nozzle
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 WALK AROUND CHECK, FOUND SEVERAL CRACKS COMING FROM THE SKIN, ON THE OUTER SLEEVE OF THE LONG FIXED CORE EXHAUST NOZZLE (LFCEN) ON THE NR 4 ENGINE. THE CRACKS ARE APPROX AT THE 7 O'CLOCK POSITION. REF FIG 1. REMOVED ANY BURRS AND STOP DRILLED CRACK ENDS USING STANDARD PRACTICES AND ELEMENTARY OPERATIONS.