Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
December 23, 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
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

PERFORMED SURFACE HFEC ON NR 3 LT MAIN ENTRY DOORWAY UPPER AFT CORNER REP & MOD: SECTION 02B, IDENTIFIED SIX CRACKS ON SKIN EDGE. NR 3 LT MAIN ENTRY DOORWAY UPPER AFT CORNER 06 EA CRACKS ON SKIN EDGE CLASSIFIED AS "SMALL" TRIMMED OFF AND AN INSURANCE CUT ON REWORK AREA CARRIED OUT IAW SB 747-53A2512, REV 1, FIG 22, SA 533-01209-20.