Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
November 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17025
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
20535
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Ctr Sec
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION FOUND A 0.040 CRACK AT THE RT WING EXTERNAL SPLICE FITTING AND A .1875 INCH CRACK AT THE MATING STRUCTURE WING CENTER SECTION UPPER SKIN PANEL. THE SPLICE FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW EA 5710-01199. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5710-01769.