What was found
INSPECTION TYPE-C, LT WING UPPER BS 1241 WL 180 REAR SPAR SPLICE PLATE FASTENER HOLE NR 7 FOUND CRACKED AT SPAR CHORD UPPER LAYER RUNNING AFT APPROX .0625 INCH LONG. HOLE REWORKED AND OVERSIZED IAW EO B747-5740-17032.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2004
- Submitted
- October 8, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N681UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747121
- Aircraft serial
- 19661
- Aircraft time
- 104,265 hours, 26,546 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7A
- System (JASC)
- 5710 · Wing Main, Frame Structure
- Part
- Splice
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.