Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
August 26, 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
65B01711682
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360
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 CHECK, DETECTED A CRACK ON THE RT SIDE, BS 360 FRAME THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE WEB LAYER ONLY AND IS APPROX 1 INCH LONG RUNNING OTBD AND DOWNWARDS. WHILE PERFORMING REPAIR, ADDITIONAL 2 EA CRACKS WERE DETECTED ON BS 360 FRAME. ONE OF THE CRACKS (APPROX 1.25 INCHES LONG) IS LOCATED ON SHEAR DOUBLER LAYER ONLY AND STARTS FROM THE EDGE RUNNING INBD AND UPWARDS THROUGH A FASTENER HOLE. THE OTHER CRACK FOUND IS APPROX 1" LONG ORIGINATING FROM 2 SIDES OF A FASTENER HOLE, ONE RUNNING INBD AND UPWARDS AND THE OTHER RUNNING OTBD AND DOWNWARDS. FABRICATED DOUBLER, ANGLE & FILLER. INSTALLED ALL PARTS.

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