What was found
DURING H-CHECK AT SASCO APR2012, CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE AFT CARGO CUTOUT. ER/A 501579-14AD SECTION I WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FOLLOW ON ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR SECTION II.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2012
- Submitted
- April 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N664US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 23819
- Aircraft time
- 94,936 hours, 11,946 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.