What was found
EXT FUSE SKIN BS 2280 - 2417 & 2517 - 2638 LT & RT SIDES AT VERTICAL STAB BLADE SEAL INTERFACE, WEAR DAMAGE EXCEEDS SRM LIMITS. NDT, NO CRACKS NOTED. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ECRA 5330-05073.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2015
- Submitted
- March 9, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N181UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25278
- Aircraft time
- 97,097 hours, 11,572 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.