Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 747200

Difficulty date
November 1, 2001
Submitted
November 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UP
Make and model
Boeing 747200
Aircraft serial
21944
Aircraft time
66,302 hours, 16,182 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65B903118
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
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, NR 4 PYLON (O/B STRUT) AFT TORQUE BULKHEAD VERTICAL CHORD FOUND 1 FASTENER HOLE CRACK AT CHORD FWD SURFACE RUNNING O/B AT 4 O'CLOCK POSITION APPROX .125 INCH LENGTH. CRACK HOLE REAMED ECCENTRICALLY TO 0.500 INCH AND NDT INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACK FREE REF NTM PT6, 51-00-00 FIG 4. INSURANCE CUT AND FREEZE PLUG CUTOUT ON CHORD AS PER SRM 51-10-08, ANGLE AND DOUBLER, FABRICATED, INSTALLED DETAILS REF PROCESS CARD AND RCBR017 & UPS-EO- 747-5410-13496 PG 58 FIG 2, TELEX UPS-HKG01-00116H & RS 54-53-34701.

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