Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 747200

Difficulty date
November 2, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UP
Make and model
Boeing 747200
Aircraft serial
21944
Aircraft time
73,613 hours, 17,591 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE: C, NWW BS 400 STR R44 RIGHT AFT CORNER INTERNAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL SKIN SPLICE FOUND CRACK APPROX .25 INCH LONG RUNNING AFT. THE CRACKED SPLICE REMOVED FOR STOP HOLE DRILLED. THE STOP CONFIRMED NIL CRACK BEYOND THE STOP HOLE. THE AREA REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 35.

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