- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2016
- Submitted
- May 4, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24385
- Aircraft time
- 103,694 hours, 12,225 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- 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.
What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN AT EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS 400 - 420 & STRINGER 42R - 43R, FOUND CRACKED FROM CUT OUT. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE & ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION SURFACE & OPEN HOLE INSPECTION OF REMOVED FASTENERS. FABRICATED & INSTALLED FILLERS, DOUBLER & TRIPLER REPAIR IAW ECRA 5330-05672.