What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF FASTENERS FOR ADJACENT S/M REPAIR, CENTER TANK UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STA 1237, RBL 37 UNDERNEATH LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD. DAMAGED AREA REPAIRED PER ECRA 485-57-154-2.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2003
- Submitted
- July 30, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747212B
- Aircraft serial
- 20712
- Aircraft time
- 97,544 hours, 23,974 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5714 · Wing, Center Box
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Center Tank
- 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.