- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2004
- Submitted
- March 22, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N680UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747SR46
- Aircraft serial
- 20923
- Aircraft time
- 66,233 hours, 33,562 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Spar
- 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 LLEFT WING REAR SPAR LOWER KICK FITTING HOLE -C- FOUND CRACKED APPROX 0.040 INCH. LOWER KICK FITTING HOLE -C- OVERSIZED TO 1.000 INCH TO REMOVE CRACK. HFEC INSPECTED CONFIRM CRACK FREE. FASTENER HOLE BUSHING REPAIRED PER RS R-57-12-35122. BOLT P/N BACB30US14K45X INSTALLED. REF UPS-HKG-04-00063F, UPS-HKG-04-00065H, EO B747-5710-20137-A.