What was found
PAE - FOUND INSPECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN EXTERNAL, DETECTED A CRACK IN THE SKIN. SKIN WAS ALSO PILLOWED. INTERNAL INSPECTION REVEALED INNER SKIN EXFOLIATION. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 800 STRINGER 46R. (M)
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2001
- Submitted
- December 7, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N470EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747273C
- Aircraft serial
- 20653
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65B043132
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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