What was found
BS 440 STR.41L FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING AT EXISTING REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM SKIN AND FRAME FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER B747 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 1 AND 53-10-04 FIG 3A.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2011
- Submitted
- March 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N471EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747273C
- Aircraft serial
- 20651
- Aircraft time
- 104,991 hours, 24,717 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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