SDR DALA14009836308

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date: February 2, 2014
Submitted: February 13, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N668US
Make and model: Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial: 24223
Aircraft time: 100,412 hours, 12,414 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Bs 400-420
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

BS 400-420 ,S3AL FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND DENTED. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 1. HFEC INSPECTED CUTOUT AREA, NO CRACKS FOUND, OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECT NO CRACKS FOUND AND HFE INSPECTED STRINGER, NO CRACK FOUND IAW NDTM PART 651-00 -00 PRECEDURE 23 & PRECEDURE 16.