Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 21, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29166
Aircraft time
59,163 hours, 6,853 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fairing
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
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

ON W-A FOUND GOUGE IN FUSELAGE. ON W-A FOUND GOUGE IN FUSELAGE BODY FAIRING 191DDL. DAMAGE PENETRATED OUTER SKIN OF PANEL LENGTH 4.25 INCHES. DEPTH 0.025 WIDTH 1 INCH. AS PER ECRA 5320-02141 ACP VISUAL CHECKED EVERY 500 HRS AND RPR PER PART 3 ON OR BEFORE 03 OCT 2013. VISUAL CHECKED OK