Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
August 30, 2010
Submitted
August 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753SA
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
21787
Aircraft time
119,067 hours, 119,067 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 820
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 OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON 2 EA HOLES ON FRAME AND 2 EA HOLES ON FWD CHANNEL AT RT BS 820 AT TENSION TIE AREA. CHANNEL CUT OUT AS PER SRM 53-10-11 FIGURE 2 REVISION 117. FRAME CUTOUT AS PER SRM 53-10-04 FIGURE 132 REVISION 117. HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON THE CUT OUT AREA AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. FABRICATED REPAIR ‘C’ CHANNEL AND ANGLES USING MATERIAL BAC 1494-186 AND 2024-0-0.071 INCH AS PER SRM 53-10-11 FIGURE 2 REVISION 117. FABRICATED REPAIR FRAME, DOUBLER AND CHANNEL SPLICE USING MATERIAL 7075-0-0.063 INCH AND 7075-0-0.071 INCH AS PER SRM 53-10-04 FIGURE 132 REVISION 117. HEAT TREATMENT CARRIED OUT ON THE FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES, FRAME, DOUBLER, CHANNEL SPLICE AND HARDNESS TESTED. ALL FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS HOLES PICKED UP, PROTECTED AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-30-05, 51-10-02 AND 51-30-02 REVISION 117.