Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
May 5, 2014
Submitted
May 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
30023
Aircraft time
56,574 hours, 6,546 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Apu Door
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

DENT ON APU RT DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT STATION 2472 S=0.4X0.4 HFEC, NO CRACK. MEASURED THE DENT DEPTH=0.002 & WIDTH=0.46 WIDTH=W & DEPTH=Y SO W-Y=230>30 & Y<0.125.