SDR CALS093100

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
November 21, 2004
Submitted
December 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
24309
Aircraft time
64,798 hours, 12,928 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING 3D CHECK, SCRIBE MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKINS ALONG LAP JOINTS, BUTT JOINTS, AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS. MOST OF SCRIBE MARKS WERE BLENDED OUT. MEASURED THE DEPTH OF BLENDED AREAS. QC RECHECKED THE EXISTING SCRIBE MARKS. HFEC INSPECTED TO DETECT THE CRACK. COLLECTED DATA WAS SENT TO BOEING FOR EVALUATION.

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