Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
February 23, 2016
Submitted
February 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
30269
Aircraft time
66,722 hours, 8,313 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 2240
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT FUSELAGE LOWER LOBE BS 2240, STR 50-STR 51 LT: INTERNAL SKIN FOUND CORROSION, CORROSION TASK NR:C53-125-01. THE CORRODED INTERNAL SKIN AT AFTER FUSELAGE LOWER LOBE BS 2240, STR 50-51 LT WAS CUT OUT AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED BEFORE THE REPAIR, DO A SKIN INSPECTION REFER TO SB 747-53A2489 AND SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 1, REV 95, AFTER COATING THE CORRODED SKIN, DO A HFEC INSPECTION TO MAKE SURE NO CRACK FOUND REF TO 747 NDT PART6 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 23 AND THE DOUBLER WAS MADE FROM MATERIAL 2024T3.071, REFER TO SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 1, TABLE III, DUE TO SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 1, PAGE 203 NOTES CONFIRM THE REPAIR IS CATEGORY A AND NOT NECESSARY TO DO SUP INSPECTIONS. DECAL INSTALLED AND MONITORED IAW TOPP 30-10-70 AND PS 900-5-1, NR 4 REQUIRED ITEM INSPECTION COMPLETED.