Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 26, 2015
Submitted
August 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
56,281 hours, 6,537 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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

VERTICAL STAB LT & RT SKIN CRACKED AT APPROX FS 570, CARRIED FROM 10 17 13. VERTICAL STAB CRACK REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5530-01728. SKIN PANEL REPAIR BETWEEN FIN STATION 600 TO 612.