Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 747200

Difficulty date
November 3, 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
Splice
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 SIDE BS 1480 B/H FASTENER HOLE NR 5 FOUND CRACKED AT OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING. RT BS 1480 B/H OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING HOLE NR 5 CRACK REMOVED AND BUSHING INSTALLED IN OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING HOLE NR 5 AS PER SB 747-53A2390 FIG 11. PLAN A BUSHING REPAIR CWPC CONTROL SEQUENCE NR RCBR017 055 ATTACHED. THIS REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER RS R-53-43-34702 AND EO B747-5310-15717-A.

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