Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
June 4, 2010
Submitted
June 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
VGQY082L
St Engineering Aerospace Services Company Pte. Ltd
Aircraft
N820SA
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23476
Aircraft time
84,534 hours, 13,992 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
65B0794255
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

HFEC INSP FOUND 01 EA CRACK APPROX. 0.1875 INCH ON NOSE WHEEL WELL VERTICAL BEAM WEB (COMMON TO INNER CHORD AREA ) AT LT STA 320 BETWEEN WL 170 AND WL 175 AS MARKED. LEFT STA 320 WEB ASSY P/N 65B07942-55 CRACKED AT TWO (2) LOCATIONS BETWEEN WL 170 TO WL 180 COMPLIED WITH EN1097-10 [REPAIR FOR NOSE WHEEL WELL STA 300 RT SIDE PANEL WEB ASSY 65B07942-504 & STA 320 LT SIDE PANEL WEB 65B07942-55 CRACKED (SB 747-53A2293)]. INSPECTION REQUIRED AT THE REPAIR AREA, STARTING WITHIN 1,500 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER THE TIME OF REPAIR. NEW FAA APPROVAL CONTAINS THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE ISSUED PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 15, 492 TOTAL AIRFRAME CYCLES.