- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2003
- Submitted
- March 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N520UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747200
- Aircraft serial
- 1
- Aircraft time
- 73,562 hours, 16,470 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lh Bs 1480 B/H
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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 LH BS 1480 B/H - CRACKS REVEALED ON THE OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING HOLE #23 RUNNING I/B & O/B & ALL GREATER THAN 0.100" LONG. PLS REFER FIGURE ATTACH. OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING HOLE #23 CRACK OUT OF SB 747-53A2390 LIMIT FITTING REPLACED AS PER 747-53A2390 AND EO B747-5310-10732-I.