What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C, LEFT BS 1241 WL 180 UPPER SPLICE PLATE NR 5 FASTENER HOLE TWO CRACKS REVEALED AT SPLICE PLATE MATING SURFACE BOTH CRACKS APPROX .25 INCH IN LENGTH. BOLT HOLE REWORKED AND OVERSIZED AS PER EO B747-5740-17032.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 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
- System (JASC)
- 5740 · Wing, 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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