Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 747475

Difficulty date
November 20, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747475
Aircraft time
30,692 hours, 3,083 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Fairing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) PANELS 462EL AND 462FL FOUND MISSING OFF NR 2 ENGINE PYLON AND NR 1 TRAILING EDGE FLAP AND CANOE FAIRING FOUND DAMAGED ON WALK AROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DELIVERY FLIGHT AFTER HAVING UNDER GONE A HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT IN SINGAPORE. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FROM WITH CANOE AND FLAP TEMPORARY REPAIRED AND MISSING PANELS DEFERRED UNDER MEL INTERNAL INVESTIGATION CALLED AS TO CAUSE OF EVENT