- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2001
- Submitted
- October 3, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N681UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747121
- Aircraft serial
- 19661
- Aircraft time
- 97,510 hours, 25,124 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 65B105178
- 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, RT DRAG SPLICE FITTING ( UPPER AND LOWER FITTING ) FOUND BOTH FITTING 1EA FASTENER HOLE CRACK, REFER ATTACHED SKETCH FOR DETAIL. RT BS 980 - 1000, S38R AREA UPPER DRAG SPLICE FITTING REPAIRED AS PER RS R53-43-34686 AND LOWER DRAG SPLICE FITTING REPLACED AS PER RS R53-43-34686.