Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 11, 2007
Submitted
June 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28717
Aircraft time
39,799 hours, 4,842 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 590-603
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

FUSELAGE STATION 590 TO 603 BETWEEN STR 45R AND 46R IS DAMAGED. [07-31-07] FWD FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO BELLY FWD OF FWD CARGO DOOR OPENING. HAVE DAMAGED AREA CUTOUT, STRINGER REPAIR COMPLETED, WORKING FAB OF FILLER AND DOUBLER. SUSPECT STRINGER DAMAGE. FABRICATED REPAIR U CHANNEL FOR STR 45R REF SRM 53-00-03 REPAIR 5 DETAIL II, & ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLATION. AIRCRAFT OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. DAMAGE CAUSED BY LD3 CONTAINER BLOWN INTO BELLY OF ACFT JUST BELOW FWD CARGO DOOR.