SDR EIA2000014

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
March 14, 2000
Submitted
May 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480EV
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20348
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Empannage
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

KSEA - DURING GROUND HANDLING IN SEA, AIRCRAFT EMPANNAGE WAS STRUCK JUST FORWARD OF BS 2598 BUTT JOINT AND STRINGER 46L LAP SPLICE, CAUSING APPROX 2 INCH BY 2 INCH PUNCTURE RUNNING ALONG AND ACROSS SKIN SEAM. STRINGER 46L ALSO SUSTAINED A 1 INCH CRACK RUNNING THROUGH THE PART. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER ECRA 480-53-008-03. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN PER BOEING SRM CHAPTER 51. HFEC INSPECTED SKIN TRIM AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. REPAIRED STRINGER 46L PER SRM 53-10-03 FIG 2. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 22. (M)