What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN CUT OUT AT MED DOOR 5L UPPER AFT CORNER FOUND CRACKED. INTERIM REPAIR INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5331-02001 REV A & E A5331-01798 OP9 OP10 & REF PTT SEQ4956264. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2015
- Submitted
- January 27, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25158
- Aircraft time
- 97,495 hours, 11,582 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.