Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
January 26, 2011
Submitted
February 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24223
Aircraft time
88,742 hours, 10,970 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
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

FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL REQUIRES REPAIR BY BLEND OUT WEAR DAMAGE AT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SEAL INTERFACE. FOLLOW ON SURFACE HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED IAW EM 5331-01190, SECTION 02 BAC SB 747-53A2470, REV 2 FAA AD 2009-14-02. ACCOMPLISH SURFACE HFEC INSPECTION IAW SECTION II OF ER/A 488616-14AD PRIOR TO 20,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 6,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. BLEND OUT IAW SRM 53-00-01. REMAIN THICKNESS TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, P104. PERFORMED REPAIR IAW SRM53-00-01 AND ER/A 488616-14AD.