What was found
VERTICAL STAB TO FUSELAGE. AREA LT SIDE BELOW RUDDER BETWEEN STA. 2521 AND 2598 HAS A GOUGE IN FUS. REMOVED DAMAGED, NDT AREA, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW ECRA 482-53-181-2.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2003
- Submitted
- October 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N482EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747212B
- Aircraft serial
- 20713
- Aircraft time
- 91,805 hours, 21,398 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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