Service difficulty report · Splice Plate · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
April 23, 2000
Submitted
May 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
19661
Aircraft time
94,119 hours, 24,309 cycles
Part
Splice Plate
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C 44, CIRCUMFERENTIAL SKIN SPLICE PLATE FOUND CRACKED AT BOTH AFT CORNERS OF NOSE WHEEL WELL BS 400 STR 44L AND 44R. CRACK SPLICE PLATES REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-02. NEW SPLICE PLATES DRILLED UP AND FITTED IAW SRM 51-30-02.