Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28812
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 480-520
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN, BETWEEN BS 480 AND 520, STR 37R TO 40R WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE FRAME AT STA 500 ALSO WAS DAMAGED BETWEEN STR 37 AND 39 AT THE SKIN ATTACHMENT AND STRINGERS 38, 39 AND 40 WERE DAMAGED. THE 3 STRINGERS WERE REPLACED FROM PRODUCTION SPLICE TO PRODUCTION SPLICE. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 51-70-11 AND THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01 FIGURE 216.