Service difficulty report · Longeron · Boeing 747409

Difficulty date
September 26, 2018
Submitted
October 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780BA
Make and model
Boeing 747409
Aircraft serial
24310
Aircraft time
83,219 hours, 15,893 cycles
Part
Longeron
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

CRACK DAMAGE ON RT NR 7 HOLE WHEN PERFORMING SB 747-53A2390 AT STA 1480 LONGERON EXTENSION FIG. ACCOMPLISHED EI T2018A07M-4573 REV 0. O/S DAMAGE HOLE NR 7 TO 0.531" IAW EO 4453A874 REV 2. REMOVED & INSTALL LONGERON FIG FOR NDT INSP IAW SRM 51-40-02, 51-40-04 REV 40 AND DWG 65B15254 SH3 REV D, 65B15255 SH2 REV B. CRACK BE CLEARED REF JC ATTACHED TO SHEET NO 0158060. EI T2018A07M-4573 REV 0 ATTACH TO NRC 638. OPS CHECK GOOD.