Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
August 17, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
104,519 hours, 21,333 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65B1036513
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1256
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C4 CHECK. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB 747- 53A2416, REV 2 INSPECTIONS (2) 0.040" CRACKS WERE FOUND IN FRAME . 2 ADDITIONAL 0.50" CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE WEB. REPAIRED BY TRIMMING OUT THE CRITICAL FASTENER HOLE IAW 624U0060, SHEET 5 AND REPAIRED IAW THE INTERIM REPAIR CONFIGURATION A OF DWG 624U0060, SHEET 2. THE CRITICAL HOLE WAS RELOCATED TO KEEP 0.60 INCH MINIMUM EDGE MARGINS ON THE NEW FRAME IAW SB 747-53A2416 REV 3.

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