Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 20, 2013
Submitted
September 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26908
Aircraft time
59,781 hours, 6,889 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

NR 3 INBD REVERSER SLEEVE OUTER SKIN CRACKED 3 O'CLOCK POSITION, APPROXIMATELY 10" IN LENGTH. REPLACED NR 3 INBD REVERSER SLEEVE IAW AMM. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.