Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
September 7, 2002
Submitted
September 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20353
Aircraft time
81,157 hours, 20,074 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
654U6624227
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

RT BS 1480 BULKHEAD AREA HOLE NR 23 CRACK FOUND AT OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING APPROX .125 INCH RUNNING INBOARD AND OUTBOARD STR R33 TO R34, RT BS 1480 BULKHEAD OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING HOLE NR 23 REWORKED AND CRACK FREE, OUT OF SB 'D' MAX LIMIT. NEW OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-30-04.