Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 13, 2014
Submitted
July 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24385
Aircraft time
98,026 hours, 11,687 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
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

FOUND WEAR AT FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 2614 - 2624 STRINGER 1R - 3R. SKIN WEAR DEPTH MAX 0.025 INCHES EXCEEDS MAX ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW ECRA 5331-01902 PART 1. HFEC INSPECT ALL EXISTING HOLES IN REPAIR AREA, NO CRACKS NOTED. NDT INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED.