What was found
DURING CLIMB, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT HAND WING LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN PANEL 6 FEET FROM FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NRT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE PANEL WAS REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N601US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747151
- Aircraft serial
- 19778
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.