Service difficulty report · Drip Tray · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
April 17, 2012
Submitted
April 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29253
Aircraft time
58,610 hours, 10,424 cycles
Part
Drip Tray
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 STATIC INVERTER TROUBLESHOOTING, MX FOUND THE DRIP SHIELD (TRAY) ABOVE THE STATIC INVERTER WITH A FASTENER HOLE WITH CRACKS. THE HOLE DIMENSION IS 0.375" DIAM WITH CRACKS RADIATING FROM THE HOLE TO A DIMENSION UP TO A LENGTH OF 1.125" (REF FIG 1). (DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS, INITIATE REPETITIVE DVIS AT EVERY 1 FC (FLIGHT CYCLE) AND PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 1,000 (FLIGHT HOURS) AFTER PART 1.)

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