Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 17, 2014
Submitted
November 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26900
Aircraft time
66,343 hours, 7,725 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AT FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW FWD CARGO DOOR CUT OUT AT STATION 649 TO 664 STRINGER 40R IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 1 DET III REF PG 209. REPAIR IS A CAT B REPAIR. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS IAW TABLE IV PG 213 THRESHOLD IS 15,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, REPEAT INSPECTION INTERVAL WITH HFEC IS 6,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. REF SRM 53-00-01.