Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
March 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4718U
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19879
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Skin
Part number
65B04153
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 2022
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.

What was found

LONGITUDINAL CRACK IN SKIN PANEL APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG AT STATION 2022. CRACK IS 0.5 INCH ABOVE AND OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 45 CENTERLINE. THE CRACK IS BETWEEN FASTENERS BUT NOT CONNECTING THEM. REPAIRED CRACK USING APPROVED STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL PROCEDURE.