SDR UPS01435913

Service difficulty report · Splice Plate · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date: May 9, 2001
Submitted: May 18, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N671UP
Make and model: Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial: 20323
Aircraft time: 72,316 hours, 20,588 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
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-2 NLG W/W STA 400 S-44R SPLICE PLATE FOUND CRACK AT CORNER RADIUS. HFEC INSP C/OUT AS PER NTM PT6 51-00-00 FIG 1. CRACK FOUND AT AFT HOLE AT SPLICE FITTING, BUT NIL CRACK AFTER AFT HOLE REF SCATCH ON CWS 330869. EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER REINSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-30-02.