Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 14, 2003
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24385
Aircraft time
57,337 hours, 7,165 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Empennage
Part time
57,335 hours, 7,164 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
J, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAIL STRIKE ON TAKEOFF. AT BEGINNING OF FLIGHT, AT LIFTOFF, EMPENNAGE WAS SCRAPPED ON RUNWAY BETWEEN STATIONS 2635-2734. APU BATT ACCESS DOOR AND APU CLAMSHELL DOORS WERE REPLACED. ALL OTHER FRAME/SKIN DAMAGE BETWEEN NOTED STATIONS REPAIRED. AREA STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FURTHER FINDINGS.