Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 22, 2006
Submitted
May 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26890
Aircraft time
40,761 hours, 5,001 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fusleage
Part time
40,761 hours, 5,001 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND SKIN DAMAGED NEAR FORWARD CARGO DOOR FROM GROUND EQUIPMENT AFTER OPENING THE FWD CARGO DOOR, CARGO LOADER WAS DRIVEN INTO THE FUSELAGE CAUSING DAMAGE AT THE CORNER OF RT LOWER SKIN OF ACFT. DAMAGE TO PRIMARY STRUCTURE REPAIRED BY SRM. FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS BEGIN AT 15,000 PTC. DAMAGE WAS RESULT OF ACCIDENTAL IMPACT FROM CARGO LOADING EQUIPMENT.