Service difficulty report · Forging · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 23, 2004
Submitted
February 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20324
Aircraft time
70,871 hours, 20,783 cycles
Part
Forging
Condition
Corroded
Location
Window
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 M/D- BS 1560-1580 LT WINDOW FORGING AFT EDGE ATT SKIN FOUND CORROSION REVEALED. BS 1560-1580, STR L19-L22 CORROSION REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-01. CORROSION BLEND OUT 0.030 INCH X 1 INCH X 1 INCH EXCEED SRM 53-30-01 FIG 1 LIMIT. WINDOW FORGING REPAIRED PER RS R-53-61-35104 & UPS ENGINEERING FILE 747-53-20164, CIC APPLIED IAW CPM 53-10-47.