Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 24, 2002
Submitted
September 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29166
Aircraft time
14,584 hours, 1,779 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
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

UPPER RT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 435, STR 2R HAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL REMOVED AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKE REWORK. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED.