Service difficulty report · Cargo Track · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
November 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Aircraft time
93,044 hours, 15,952 cycles
Part
Cargo Track
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1620-1630
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 LOADING, THE SEAT TRACK AT BS 1620 - 1630, LBL 11.33 MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE DAMAGE MEASURES 9 " IN LENGTH; THE DAMAGE EXCEEDS THE SRM 53-00-52 FIG 101, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 LIMITS.