- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2002
- Submitted
- September 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N672UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747123
- Aircraft serial
- 20324
- Aircraft time
- 68,213 hours, 20,211 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 LT BS 1480 BULKHEAD AREA HOLE NR 1 FOUND CRACK AT OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING, APPROX 0.04 INCH RUNNING FWD. LT BS 1480 BULKHEAD OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING NR 1 HOLE OVERSIZED AND CRACK FREE REPAIR BUSHING INSTALLED AS PER SB 747-53A2390 FIG 11.