What was found
FOUND ON ARRIVAL .5" CRACK ON ACFT LT AFT FUSELAGE, VENT WASTE SYS, OVERBOARD AREA. REPAIRED IAW ERA 508004-14. DAMAGE CUT OUT INTERNAL DOUBLER MADE. COMPLETED REPAIR IAW ERA 508004-14 AS PERMANENT REPAIR IAW PS 900-5-1 739058.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2012
- Submitted
- October 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N666US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 23821
- Aircraft time
- 97,559 hours, 12,177 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.