Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
December 24, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24222
Aircraft time
97,543 hours, 11,950 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuslage
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

PERFORMED OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION ON NR 3, RT MAIN ENTRY DOORWAY UPPER AFT CORNER REP & MOD: SECTION 02D FASTENER HOLES FOUND ONE CRACK ON BEARSTRAP AND 01EA CRACK ON SKIN AT 4TH HOLE FROM FWD OF 3RD ROW FROM BELOW DOUBLER AREA CLASSIFIED AS 'LARGE'. NR 3, RT MAIN ENTRY DOORWAY UPPER AFT CORNER FASTENER HOLES ONE CRACK ON BEARSTRAP AND ONE CRACK ON SKIN AT 4TH HOLE FROM FWD OF 3RD ROW FROM BELOW DOUBLER ARE REPAIRED IAW PRI509725-14AD, REV 0,1,3.