Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2010
Submitted
August 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753SA
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
21787
Aircraft time
119,067 hours, 23,482 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT LT BS 820, FOUND 01 EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD CHANNEL. FWD CHANNEL AT LT BS STA 820 TRIMMED OUT. FABRICATED NEW FWD CHANNEL PER SRM 53-10-11 REV 117, FIGURE 2. NEW CHANNEL INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-02 REV 117.