What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, RT BS 1241 REAR SPAR UPPER SPLICE PLATE CRACK FOUND AT HOLE NR 6, APPROX 0.090 INCH IN LENGTH RUNNING AFT ( STR R28 TO R28) CRACKED HOLE REAMED TO 1.000 INCH IAW EO B747-5740-17032.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2004
- Submitted
- August 25, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N520UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747200
- Aircraft serial
- 1
- Aircraft time
- 77,131 hours, 17,128 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7Q
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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