Service difficulty report · Splice Plate · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
July 10, 2006
Submitted
July 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20101
Aircraft time
83,907 hours, 23,132 cycles
Part
Splice Plate
Part number
65B112657
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
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 NWW LT AFT CORNER BS 400 S44L INTERNAL SPLICE PLATE FOUND CRACK FROM FWD EDGE AND PASS THRU 1ST FASTENER AND GO UNDERNEATH BULKHEAD CHORD (CRACK LENGTH 3.5 INCH). NWW LT AFT CORNER BS 400 S44L INTERNAL SPLICE PLATE REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-10-01 PG 9 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-30-02.