Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
January 6, 2012
Submitted
January 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459MC
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
26344
Aircraft time
71,692 hours, 14,048 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

CRACK ON THE RIB AND UPPER CLIP OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, NOSE L/E FAIRING INTERNAL STRUCTURE L/E STA 131. REPAIRED IAW EI NO T2012A55B-091, REV 00.