SDR UIEA9931

Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1920
Stage of operation
TX
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

FLT GT363 - ON ARRIVAL, GROUND OPERATIONS FOUND WHEN THE REAR LOWER LOBE CARGO DOOR WAS OPENED, [ALLET POSITION NR 9 HAS SHIFTED AFT GOING OVER THE END STOPS. THERE WAS STRUCTUAL DAMAGE TO THE BRACE POST ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COMPARTMENT THAT SEPARATE THE BULK COMPARTMENT FROM THE MAIN SECTION OF THE LOWER AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STA 1920. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT PALLET LOCKS FOR AFT END OF PALLET WERE IN DOWN POSITION. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LOCKS AFTER PALLET WAS REMOVED WERE NORMAL. (M)

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