Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
September 9, 2002
Submitted
October 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20353
Aircraft time
81,157 hours, 20,074 cycles
Part
Frame
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 CRACK FOUND AT LT OF BS 1480 UPPER BULKHEAD CHORD LOWER RADIUS AT FORWARD SIDE (BLG WHEEL WELL) CRACK LENGTH 1.25 INCHES APPROX WHICH INITIATED FROM LOWER EDGE EXTENDED UPWARD. (STR L32 TO L32) BS 1480 LT UPPER BULKHEAD CHORD LOWER RADIUS CRACK REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER HX RS R-53-43-34898 AND EO B747-5310-17628-A