Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
April 24, 2012
Submitted
June 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
23719
Aircraft time
95,146 hours, 12,589 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING SURFACE INSPECTION ON R3 DOOR CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER. FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AREA. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-40-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 1.