Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 10, 2006
Submitted
July 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28716
Aircraft time
36,451 hours, 4,512 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRFRAME DAMAGE 65 INCHES FWD OF DOOR 2L AT PRODUCTION SPLICE. DAMAGE STARTS 65" INCHES FWD OF DOOR NR 2 LEFT. SKIN IS PUNCTURED AND STRINGER APPEARS TO BE BENT. REPAIRED FUSE SKIN AND DAMAGED STRINGER PER SRM 53-00-01 & 53-00-03. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF SKIN AREA AROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT (REF NDT MANUAL PT 1 51-06-00.) NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS FOUND. FUSELAGE DAMAGE CAUSED BY JETWAY CONTACT.