N528MC
Registered owner: BOREALIS PARTNERS LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
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Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
63 reports on file, 1998-08-08 – 2008-08-03.
Part: RELIEF VALVE — LEAKING (NR 4 ENGINE)
AT CRUISE NR 4 ENG HAD MULTPLE FIRE WARNINGS ON BOTH A&B. PERFORMED IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN AND AIR TURNBACK. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEAKING PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE, WHICH WAS BLASTING HOT AIR ON THE DETECTORS. REPLACED OVER PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE PER 36-11-03, OPS CHECKED OK. (S)
Part: SHEAR PIN — BROKEN (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 82,987 hrs · 16,597 cycles
AIR TURN BACK, SIDE CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. RETURNED TO BLOCKS PER FHB. FOUND OUTSIDE MASTER LATCH LOCK HANDLE SHEAR PIN BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PIN PER AMM 52-32-06. OPS CHECKED OKAY.
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — LEAKING · airframe 82,935 hrs · 16,587 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE FULL POWER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB-OUT BOTH A/B LOOPS REACHED 3.0. AFTER POWER REDUCTION BOTH LOOPS CAME BACK DOWN TO 2.0. REST OF FLIGHT WAS OK. OPENED COWL AND FOUND LEAKING PRV. REPLACED THE PRV IAW AMM 36-11-13. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED OK.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (SPOILER) · airframe 82,718 hrs · 16,483 cycles
RIGHT WING INBOARD SPOILER UPPER SURFACE HAS DELAMINATION WBL 235.150. REMOVED NR 7 GROUND SPOILER IAW MM 27-62-01. REPAIRED DELAMINATION IAW SRM 51-40-20. INSTALLED SPOILER AND OPS CHECKED OKAY PER 27-62-01.
Part: SKIN PANEL — CORRODED (BS 1737-1745 S46) · airframe 82,718 hrs · 16,483 cycles
EVIDENCE OF CORROSION UNDER LAP JOINT STRINGER 46 RIGHT, BETWEEN STA 1737-1745. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 17 TABLE LLL WITH INITIAL INSPECTION SCHEDULED AT 15000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER INTERIM REPAIR AND REPEAT INSPECTION THEREAFTER AT EVERY 3000 FLIGHT CYCLES.
Part: RADOME — DAMAGED (ZONE 400) · airframe 82,236 hrs · 16,381 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. ENTRANCE AT THE RADOME. NO COMMUNICATIONS OR NAV FAILURES REPORTED BY CREW. FOUND RADOME DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. FOUND RIGHT HF ANTENNA DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED PER 5-51-13 FOUND SATISFACTORY. DUE TO NO AVAILABLE RADOME AT THE STATION EO 4753B117 ISSUED. PERFORM PART 1 TIME LIMITED REPAIR. PART 2 VISUAL INSPECTIONS BEFORE EACH FLIGHT. PART 3 IS TO PERFORM REPAIR WITHIN 15 FLIGHT CYCLES. PARTS 1 AND 2 ACCOMPLISHED. REWORKED HF ANT PER 23-11-02 FOUND DAMAGE WITHIN LIMITS.
Earlier reports · 1998–2007 · 57 reports
2007
Part: NOZZLE — DENTED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE DENTED AT 0300. NDT CHECKED NIL CRACK DENT AREA WITHIN LIMITS AMM 78-11-01 PAGE 601.
Part: NOZZLE — DENTED (EXHAUST) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
NR 4 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE EXTERIOR SKIN DENTED AT 0700 TO 0900. NDT CHECKED NIL CRACK DENT AREA WITHIN LIMIT AMM 78-11-01 PAGE 601.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 1980-2030) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
BULK CARGO BS 1980-2030 DOOR LOWER SILL FLOOR WEB, CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND REPROTECTED AS PER SRM 51-10-01 AND SRM 51-10-02 WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT AS PER SRM 53-10-01.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (TE FLAP) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
UPON L/E CAP REMOVAL OLES 1522, NR 26VC FLAP UPPER STOP FTG FWD WEB DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED. DOUBLER REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-01.
Part: PANEL — CONTAMINATED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
RT WING I/B T/E PANEL FOUND WATER. REPLACE RHW I/B T/E PANEL AS PER SRM 51-10-01 AND SRM 51-30-02.
Part: NOZZLE — DENTED (ZONE 400) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
NR 3 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE EXTERIOR SKIN DENTED AT 0900. NDT CHECKED NIL CRACK DENT AREA WITHIN LIMIT AMM 78-11-01 PAGE 601.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
R1 MED LOWER AFT CORNER FRAME CRACKED AT STA 490 RT S-25R TO S-26R AREA. C/OUT AS PER SRM 52-10-02 FIG 10.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1670) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
M/D R4 MED FWD UPPER CORNER FRAME CRACKED AT STA 1670 S-16R TO S-17R AREA. CARRY OUT REPAIR AS PER SRM 52-10-02, FIG 10.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
AFT REMOVAL OF L/E NOSE CAP FOUND THAT "D" SECTION CRACKED. CARRY OUT REPAIR AS PER SRM 57-20-03.
Part: WEB — CRACKED · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
OLEO 1450 FWD CRACKED JUST FWD OF NR 25 V/C FLAP UPPER FITTING. CARRY OUT REPAIR AS PER SRM 51-40-03.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1275) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
R3 DOOR FWD UPPER CORNER FRAME FOUND CRACKED. C/OUT AS PER SRM 52-10-02, FIG 10.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (COCKPIT SEAT) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
COCKPIT 2ND OBSERVER SEAT PAN CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-497681686-1.
Part: PANEL — CONTAMINATED (ZONE 200) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
LT WING T/E I/B PANEL FOUND WATER. REPLACE LHW T/E I/B FIXED PAL AS PER SRM 51-10-01 AND SRM 51-30-02, AND PANEL REPAIR IAW BOEING MESSAGE 31-516595696-1 TO 1-516595696-4.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT ELEVATOR) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
HORIZONTAL STAB RT I/B ELEVATOR L/E UPPER SKIN DENTED. REPAIRED IAW BOEING MESSAGE SR 1-514407012.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
FLOOR STRUCTURE BEAM WEB CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-497681686-1.
Part: HINGE FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
BS 2598 H/S RT RBL 40" REAR SPAR UPPER I/B OF HINGE FITTING OPEN HOLE. OVERSIZE TO 0.403", USED BACB30 US6K21Y BOLT. CARRIED OUT NDT TEST OF THE OPEN OVERSIZE HOLE FOUND SATISFACTORY.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 1220) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
FLOOR STRUCTURE BEAM WEB CRACKED. C/OUT AS PER BOEING MESSAGE NR 1-497681686-1.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 800 S17L) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
BS 800 S17 LT ONE FASTENER HOLE FOUND CRACK ON FWD INNER CHORD ANGLE. REPLACEMENT PER BOEING CONTROL NO PO24708.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — ELONGATED (A/C BAY) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
AIR COND, BAY ACCESS PANEL 192ER EXT SURFACE FOUND SKIN ELONGATION. AIR COND BAY ACCESS PANEL 192ER REPAIRED WITH PRE-PRED FABRIC AS PER MESSAGE NR 1-497468248-2.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 780) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
FX EXTERIOR SKIN DENT AS MARKED APPR, 1" SQ IN AT BS 780 S47-R. REINSTALLED A REPAIRED DOUBLER AS PER SRM 53-30-03 DETAILS AS PER SWS SHOWN.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — DELAMINATED (ZONE 100) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
AIR COND, BAY ACCESS PANEL 192HR EXT SURFACE FOUND SKIN DELAMINATION. AIR COND BAY ACCESS PANEL 192HR REPAIRED WITH PRE-PRED FABRIC AS PER MESSAGE NR 1-497468248-2.
Part: TORQUE LINK — CHAFED (NLG) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
NLG LOWER TORSION LINK FOUND CHAFING. BLEND OUT THE CHAFING AREA WITH MIN 20-1 BLEND-RATIO.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — ERODED (A/C BAY) · airframe 80,646 hrs · 16,068 cycles
AIR COND, BAY ACCESS PANEL 191HL EXT SURFACE FOUND ERODED. AIR COND BAY ACCESS PANEL 191HL REPAIRED WITH PRE-PRED FABRIC AS PER MESSAGE NR 1-497468248-2.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 80,389 hrs · 16,014 cycles
AT DEPARTURE SMOKE AND BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT, ELECTRICAL ODOR. PULLED C/BS FOR T/R UNITS, SMOKE AND ODOR STOPPED. WIRE BUNDLES AND AREA BELOW F/E PANEL (4) INSPECTED NO SIGN OF SHORTING OR CHAFING FOUND. PULLED T/R UNITS, PULLED AND INSPECTED FOUND NR 1 T/R UNIT VERY HOT AND WITH BURNED ODOR. NR 1 T/R TRANSFERRED TO DMI M07-134 IAW MEL 24-8. DDPG MAINT STEPS C/W ALL TEST PASS.
Part: SEAL — LOOSE (L3 WINDOW) · airframe 80,333 hrs · 16,000 cycles
L-3 WINDOW SEAL LIFTING IN THE WIND WITH EXCESSIVE COCKPIT NOISE. ALSO, DURING LEVEL FLIGHT APPROX TIME 1335Z FL 31.0 TEMP -09 TAT HEARD BANG AIRCRAFT SHOOK, POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL. AUTO THROTTLES TRIPPED OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN FLIGHT. RESECURED WINDOW SEAL IAW 56-11-00. INSPECTED INTAKES AND EXHAUST OF ALL ENGINES WITH NO FINDINGS. INSPECTED FUSELAGE IAW 5-51-00, NO FINDINGS.
Part: FAIRING — CRACKED (FLAP TRACK) · airframe 80,245 hrs · 15,985 cycles
RT WING NR 7 FLAP TRACK CANOE FAIRING DAMAGED AT LOWER SIDE, AFT OF ACCESS PANEL 667CB. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER 747-200 SRM 51-40-09, FIG 6 TABLE I AND 747-200 SRM 51-40-12. ALSO REFERENCE ATLAS AIR XEO NR 57-061907.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 80,245 hrs · 15,985 cycles
NR 4 ENGINE RT REVERSER AT NAC STATION 206.10 UPPER SIDEWALL SKIN DELAMINATED. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER CF6-50 ENGINE MANUAL 78-32-03, REPAIR NR 13, REF: FIG 1. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS AIR XEO NR 78-062007.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 1112) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 80,245 hrs · 15,985 cycles
LOWER FUSELAGE AIR CONDITIONING ACCESS DOOR AREA, BELOW KEEL BEAM BOX, EXTERIOR CENTER PANEL SUPPORT EXTRUSION HAS CORROSION. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER 747-200 SRM 51-40-04, FIG 1. ALSO REFERENCE ATLAS AIR XEO NR 53-062007.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (BS 1112) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 80,245 hrs · 15,985 cycles
LOWER FUSELAGE CENTER PANELS 191HH AND 191JJ BETWEEN NR 1 AND NR 3 ACM'S HAVE AREA OF CORROSION. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER 747-200 SRM 51-40-02 FIG 1. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS AIR XEO NR 53-062007.
Part: FAIRING — DAMAGED (FLAP TRACK) · airframe 80,245 hrs · 15,985 cycles
RT WING, NR 8 FLAPTRACK FORWARD FIXED FAIRING HAS SEVERAL SMALL HOLES AT LEADING EDGE AREA. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER 747-200 SRM 51-40-09, FIG 6, TABLE I AND 747-200 SRM 51-40-12. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS AIR XEO NR 57-061907.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 2650-2658) · airframe 79,659 hrs · 15,864 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN HAS 12" CRACK FROM STA 2650 TO 2658 ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT BETWEEN STRINGERS 11R AND 13R. FOUND CRACKED IN A SEMI-CIRCULAR SHAPE. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 1 DETAIL L AND XEO 53-04-06-07. (TIME LIMITED REPAIR)
Part: ALTIMETER — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 79,103 hrs · 15,749 cycles
CAPT ALT UNRESPONSIVE TO ALL CHANGE BOTH CADC/STBY MODES, PERFORMED CHECK DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALT INDICATORS (3,34,7), CHANGE ALT LAGS IN DESCENT BY OVER 300' AND DIFFERS BY OVER 180' AT EL 290-310-MACH .84. T/S AND FOUND PIN NR 22 AT PLUG DN 101. CAPT ALT INDICATOR WIRE BROKEN, REPAIRED WIRING PER WDM 34-12-12. ALSO, R/R WITH NEW CAP ALT INDICATOR AS PRECAUTIONARY AS PER MM 34-13-04. PERFORMED PRIMARY ALT TEST AS PER AMM 34-13-04, ALL OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: CADC — STICKING (ALTIMETER) · airframe 79,072 hrs · 15,742 cycles
DURING CLIMB CAPT ALTIMETER NEEDLE WOULD STICK IN POSITION CAUSING PULL-UP TERRAIN WARNINGS, DONâT SINK WARNING AUDIBLES, ALTIMETER READ 37.0, ATC 36.8. PERFORMED STATIC SYSTEM LEAK CHECK NORMAL AS PER MM 34-11-00. FOUND NR 1 CADC DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CADC PER MM 34-12-01. SYSTEM TEST NORMAL AND IAWS TEST NORMAL AS PER 34-11-00/34-46-01.
Part: ALTIMETER — STICKING (COCKPIT) · airframe 79,072 hrs · 15,742 cycles
DURING CLIMB CAPT'S ALTIMETER NEEDLE WOULD STICK IN POSITION CAUSING PULL-UP TERRAIN WARNING, DON'T SINK WARNING AUDIBLES. CAPT'S ALTIMETER REMOVED AND REPLACED, INDICATION AND LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT, OK IAW MM 34-13-04.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 79,038 hrs · 15,737 cycles
LT WING PYLON GAP PANEL AT ILES 640.47 HAS A 3.0 INCH CRACK. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER 747 SRM 51-40-09 FIG 18 SHEET 5 AND SRM 51-40-12, ALSO REFERENCE ATLAS AIR EO 4757A342.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 79,038 hrs · 15,737 cycles
LT WING UPPER FIXED PANEL, 12 INCHES FROM FORWARD EDGE OF NR 5 SPOILER, WBL 421.00 HAS A 6.0 INCH CRACK. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER 747 SRM 51-40-09 FIG 2 SHEET 5 AND SRM 51-40-12 AND ATLAS AIR EO 4757A342.
2006
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (SLATS) · airframe 78,406 hrs · 15,606 cycles
NR 21 LEADING EDGE DEVICE FOLDING NOSE FOUND DAMAGED ON ARRIVAL. NOSE HINGE ARM FOUND BROKEN AND SKIN PUNCTURED. UNABLE TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE. REPLACED NR 21 LEADING EDGE DEVICE ASSY.
Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (NR 4 ENGINE) · airframe 77,188 hrs · 15,337 cycles
FOLLOWING TAKEOFF NR 4 ENG FIRE INDICATIONS NACELLE TEMPS A/B HIGH, THEN TO FIRE "F" AND FULL WARNING ENG NR 4 SHUTDOWN AS PER CHECKLIST. NR 4 ENG FIRE BOTTLE "A" DISCHARGED, FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. FOUND 14TH STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT RUPTURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT AS PER MM 36-11-01. PFMD ENG TEST NR 4 AS PER MM 71-00-00. ALL INDICATION NML, DUCT LOCATION ENG RT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT "A" FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTAINER AS PER MM 26-21-03. ACCOMPLISHED EXTINGUISHER AGENT CONTAMINATION CHECK AS PER MM 72-00-00. CHECKS OK.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 80,245 hrs · 15,985 cycles
NR 4 ENGINE LT REVERSER HAS DENT ON UPPER SIDE OF TRANSLATING COWL AT NAC STATION 224.6. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER CF6-50 ENGINE MANUAL 78-32-01, REPAIR 003. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS AIR XEO NR 78-062107.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 77,051 hrs · 15,311 cycles
DURING CLIMB NR 4 HYD SYSTEM STARTED DECREASING AND LOW QUANTITY LIGHT CAME ON. FHB PROCEDURES C/W AND QUANTITY WAS STILL DECREASING. ENG PUMP SWITCH WAS POSITIONED TO "SUPPLY OFF" WITH ENGINE RUNNING. QUANTITY INDICATOR ZERO AT COMPLETION OF CHECKLIST. FOUND HYD FLEXLINE AT LEFT WING GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR ASSY UNLOCK LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYD FLEX LINES PER GMM 7.4.1. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 HYD PUMP AND CASE DRAIN FILTER AS PER AMM 29-11-03/05.
Part: START VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 4 ENGINE) · airframe 77,050 hrs · 15,311 cycles
NR4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT 1945Z DUE TO NR 4 START VALVE ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERING AND THEN COMING ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 START VALVE AS PER AMM 80-11-04. PERFORMED GROUND OPS BY MONITORING SATISFACTORY.
Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 76,886 hrs · 15,282 cycles
ACCOMPLISHED AIR TURNBACK DUE TO LOSS OF ALL OIL IN ENGINE NR 1, DURING CLIMBOUT. FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE INTO THE MID TO LOWER AMBER BAND. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE HYD PUMP SHAFT SEAL CAVITY LEAKING OIL DURING IDLE RUN. HYD (EDP) PUMP SHAFT SEAL FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. REPLACED PER MM 29-11-05. NR 1 ENGINE SERVICED WITH 10 QTS.
Part: RELIEF VALVE — LEAKING (NR 1 ENIGNE) · airframe 76,886 hrs · 15,282 cycles
AT 3000 FT DURING CLIMBOUT FIRE DETECTION LIGHT ON PILOT'S CENTER ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A FIRE INDICATION ON NR 1 ENGINE. FIRE CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE OR SEPARATION, CHECKLIST COMPLETE AS PER FHB 3.701. OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT 287.0 KG. FOUND NR 1 ENG PRESS RELIEF VLV AND PRESS REGULATING VLV, FOUND TO BE RELIEVING VIOLENTLY. (REFER PAD 250 LP 581351 ITEM 1 I.E. DAMAGED TO LT C-DUCT) AND LEAKING AT BODY. LP 101050 ITEM 1. ALL REPLACED. H1 POWER RUN C/OUT NAC. TEMP OK.
Part: PANEL — MISSING (NR 1 NACELLE) · airframe 75,906 hrs · 15,101 cycles
ON WALKAROUND FOUND NR 1 ENGINE LOWER ACCESS PANEL MISSING.
2004
Part: CADC — FAILED (NR 2)
HKG/BEL - AFTER DEPARTURE NR 2 ALTIMETER BECAME ERRATIC WITH ALT ALERT SOUNDING ENTER FOLLOWED BY AIRSPEED MACH INDICATOR FLAG AND SAT IND OF .05, SUSPECT RN 2 CADC FAILED. CHANGED NR 2 CADC IAW MM 34-12-01/401. CADC NR 2 OPERATIONAL TEST IAW MM 34-12-00 SATISFACTORY. PITO/STATIC SYSTEM CHECK CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORY. NO LEAKAGE, AIRSPEED AND ALTIMETER READING AGREE WITH TESTER. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FS 1350 BULKHEAD WED FOUND CORRODED NEAR STRINGER 1L LEVEL OF CORROSION, LEVEL 1, MINOR. TRIMED OUT CORRODED AREA. REMOVED NICKS, SCRATCHES, GOUGES, BURRS AND SHARP EDGES FROM THE REPAIR PART. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO ENSURE CRACK FREE CONDITION. REPAIR DOUBLER WAS MADE FROM .063 INCH THICK 7075-T6 MATERIAL. (M)
2002
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1265)
DURING CURRENT C-CHECK AT IAI, FOUND CRACK IN FRAME WEB AT BS 1265 WL 199 L/S CRITICAL HOLE. CRACK LENGTH IS 1MM. DURING CRACK REMOVAL BY REAMING THE FRAME WEB AND INNER CHORD WERE MISDRILLED. FRAME WEB ONLEY OVERSIZED TO .419 INCH. PERFORMED OPEN HOLE INSPECTION OF REMOVED FASTENERS AND SURFACE E/C INSPECTED THE EDGE OF THE WEB. NO OTHER CRACKING FOUND. FABRICATED FREEZE PLUGS AND ANGLES. PRIME PAINTED ANGLES. INSTALLED FREEZE PLUGS IAW SRM 51-10-08. INSTALLED REINFORCING ANGLES WET WITH SEALANT PER STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. REINSPECTION REQUIRED AT 2000 CYCLE INTERVALS WITH REPAIR LIMITED TO 4000 CYCLES. INSPECTION REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE REINFORCING ANGLES AND FREEZE PLUGS. (M)
Part: FITTING — DAMAGED (NR 4 MID FLAP)
DURING CURRENT C-CHECK AT IAI, FOUND NR 4 INBOARD MID FLAP CARRIAGE SUPPORT RIB FITTING WITH ELONGATED MOUNT HOLES. HOLES OVERSIZED TO OBTAIN A CLEAN ROUND HOLE. PERFORMED OPEN HOLE E/C CHECK TO INSURE CRACK FREE CONDITION. NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR SLEEVES. INSTALLED INTERFERENCES SLEEVES PER STANDARD SRM PRACTICES AS REQUIRED. PRIME PAINTED AREA. REINSTALLED REMOVED PARTS WITH OVERSIZED FASTENERS PER APPLICABLE INSTRUCTIONS. FITTING P/N 65B02061-7. (M)
2001
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1814)
DURING HFEC INSPECTION PER SB 747-53A2488 FOUND LOWER LOBE AFT CARGO COMPT DOOR UPPER FORWARD CUTOUT WITH TWO CRACK INDICATIONS, ONE FROM FASTENER HOLE TO RADIUS CUTOUT, THE OTHER 7MM LONG FROM FASTENER HOLE. AREA TRIMMED OUT. FILLER AND STACK DOUBLER FABRICATED AND INSTALLED PER STANDARD SRM PRACTICES WITH 300 CYCLE REPETITIVE THEREAFTER. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (NR 4 PYLON)
DURING INSPECTION OF NR 4 PYLON, FOUND THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT BULKHEAD UPPER T-CHORD L/S CRACKED (R/S PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED). TRIMMED CRACK AREA AWAY. OVERSIZED HOLES IN AFFECTED AREA. HFEC INSPECTED HOLES TO ENSURE CRACK FREE AREA. NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED OVERSIZED FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-02 AND 51-30-05. REPAIR IS INTERIM REPAIR AND MUST BE VISUALLY INSPECTED EVERY C-CHECK NOT TO EXCEED 18 MONTHS. (M)
Part: FITTING — CORRODED
DURING INSPECTION OF REMOVED LANDING GEAR FOUND CORROSION PITTING ON THE INBOARD TRUNNION SUPPORT BUSHING CAP OF THE LEFT BODY LANDING GEAR EXCEEDING SRM LIMITS. CORROSION CLEANED UP BY BLENDING AFFECTED AREAS. AREAS PLOTTED, MEASURED AND TREATED PER STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. GEAR REINSTALLED. DATA SENT TO BOEING FOR APPROVAL. REWORK CONSIDERED A PERMANENT REPAIR PER BOEING WITH NO REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED. (M)
Part: DOUBLER — WORN
DURING INSPECTION OF NR 3 PYLON ACCESS PLATE CUTOUT (473AR) NAC STATION 290 WL 145, THE CONTACT AREA OF THE INNER SKIN TO LATCHES WAS FOUND WORN (THREE PLACES). AREAS TRIMMED OUT. HFEC INSPECTED AREAS FOR CRACKS, NONE FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CRES-STEEL WEAR PLATES IN THE AREAS OF THE LATCH TO SKIN CONTACT SURFACES PER BOEING TELEX. AREA TO BE VISUALLY REINSPECTED AT SUBSEQUENCE C-CHECKS NOT TO EXCEED 18 MONTHS. (M)
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING HFEC INSPECTION PER SB 53A2390R1, FOUND BS 1480 L/S SPLICE PLATE FITTING HOLES NR 9 AND 10 WITH CRACK INDICATIONS. REMOVED LONGERON EXTENSION STRAP. REAMED HOLES TO REMOVE CRACKS. CONFIRMED NO CRACKS. FABRICATED BUSHINGS AND INSTALLED PER STANDARD PRACTICES IAW 747-53A2390R1 TO NOMINAL SIZE OF .5625 INCH DIAMETER. REINSTALLED LONGERON EXTENSION STRAP. REPEAT INSPECTION INTERVAL REDUCED BY 6000 CYCLES TO A THRESHOLD OF 12000 INITIAL AND 3500 REPETITIVE THEREAFTER. (M)
2000
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (PAX)
DOOR L5 FRAME CRACK INDICATION ON LOWER FORWARD FRAME NEAR DOOR FITTING CUTOUT. CONFIRMED CRACK INDICATION WITH FPI.. REPLACED FRAME P/N 65B05000-263 PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
1999
Part: BOLT — LOOSE (NR 2 TE AFT FLAP)
INSPECTION OF NR 2 INBOARD AFT FLAP TRACK CARRIAGE BOGIE PIN ASSY REVEALED SAFETY BOLT MIGRATED OVER .50 INCH. NO PIN MIGRATION DUE PIN HELD IN PLACE BY ROLLER SUPPORT ROD. THIS CONFIGURATION DOES NOT REQUIRE SAFETY WIRE FROM BOLT TO PIN. REMOVED BOLT, INSPECTED, FOUND OK. RE-INSTALLED AND TORQUED TO 240 INCHES - 260 INCHES PER BOEING RECOMMENDATION. RE-TORQUED REMAINING SEVEN POSITIONS PRECAUTIONARY. ATLAS AIR IS CURRENTLY PROCESSING AN FCD TO INSPECT THE REMAINDER OF THE -200 FLEET. ATLAS WILL ALSO CREATE A TASK CARD TO ROUTINELY RE-TORQUE SAFETY BOLT DURING A-CHECKS UNTIL THE PIN AND BOLT COMBINATION CAN BE REPLACED WITH A DRILLED ASSEMBLY. (X)
Part: CARD — LOOSE (FIRE CONTROL)
FLT C1366 - ATO-AUH - AT APPROX 90 KNOTS, ENGINE FIRE BELL SOUNDED AND REJECTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. NO ENGINE OR APU FIRE LIGHTS 'ON'. COULD NOT SILENCE BELL USING NORMAL RESET. HIT COVER ON FIRE WARNING CONTROL MODULE AND BELL SILENCED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THAT FIRE WARNING CONTROL MODULE RECEPTACLE FOR CARDS A6, A8 AND A9 WERE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. REMOVED ALL CARDS, REPAIRED RECEPTACLES AND REINSERTED CARDS FROM APU POSITION IN ENGINE POSITION A8 AND A9. OPERATIONAL CHECK NOW NORMAL. DEFERRED APU FIRE WARNING UNIT CARD ARE REPLACED. (M)
1998
Part: NLG — MALFUNCTIONED (NOSE)
ANC - DURING APPROACH, 'NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY - MANUAL EXTENSION OK'. CHECKED RIGGING OF NOSE GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE LOCK MECHANISM AND ACTUATOR AND FOUND SAME TO BE NORMAL. PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION CHECK PER MM 32-34-00, AND NO DEFECTS FOUND, OPERATION NORMAL. (X)