Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747230F

Difficulty date
August 4, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230F
Aircraft serial
24138
Aircraft time
91,447 hours
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH GROUND EQUIPMENT (STAIRS) SECTION 41 LT SIDE. CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PERFORMED AND DAMAGE REPAIRED AS REQUIRED (REF ITEMS M6826, M6827, M6829, M6830, M6831, M6836, M6837) IAW SRM 53-30-03. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA AT STA 302 1 INCH ABOVE STR 27L BY BLENDING DAMAGE IAW REQ OF SRM 53-30-03 AND REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA AT STA 300 1 INCH ABOVE STR 30L BY BLENDING GOUGE (DAMAGE) IAW REQ OF SRM 53-30-03. SKIN THICKNESS AFTER REPAIRS IN LIMITS IAW 53-30-03. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA BETWEEN STA 282 AND 290 ABOVE STRINGER 34L BY REMOVING DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLING A DOUBLER REPAIR IAW WITH REQ OF SRM 53-30-03. REPAIRED DAMAGE AREA BETWEEN STA 273 AND 280 1 INCH ABOVE STR 36L BY REMOVING DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLING A DOUBLER REPAIR IAW WITH REQ OF SRM 53-30-03. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AOA SENSOR IAW MM 27-32-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF LOG PAGE 411087 ITEM M6828, WHEN DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED, IN THE PROCESS OF THAT REPAIR STR 34L RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL CONTOUR AT STA 283. NO FURTHER REPAIR REQUIRED IAW SRM 53-30-03 AND SRM 53-10-03.