- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2013
- Submitted
- September 27, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N127UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 28813
- Aircraft time
- 56,281 hours, 6,537 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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
MAIN DECK FUSE SKIN AT BS 1475 STRINGER 15L TO 16L FOUND CORRODED. CUTOUT & REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN, HFEC CUTOUT & FASTENER HOLES, NO DEFECT NOTED. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT BS1475 STRINGER 15L TO 16L IAW SRM 53-00-01 RPR15 FIG 201 DETAIL I, PG 205.