Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
February 28, 2011
Submitted
March 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675NW
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
33001
Aircraft time
40,239 hours, 5,137 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Damaged
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

DURING L CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN PANELS HAS WEAR DAMAGE AT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SEAL INTERFACE.