What was found
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE FIBERGLASS PANEL WAS FOUND WITH A 35 INCH CRACK. CRACK HAD PROPAGATED FROM AN EXISTING 18 INCH CRACK THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. PANEL IS LOCATED INBOARD OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER GN-MM.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N186UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 26875
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Part number
- 65B145965
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Le
- Part time
- 20,144 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.