Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747412

Difficulty date
January 20, 2014
Submitted
January 20, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N743WA
Make and model
Boeing 747412
Aircraft serial
26562
Aircraft time
72,758 hours, 9,848 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
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

RIGHT WING OTBD AFT FLAP UPPER SURFACE HAS THREE SMALL AREAS OF DAMAGE, ON THE OTBD FWD EDGE BAND OF THE UPPER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN WBL 770 AND 808 WS 1141 TO 1178. THE DAMAGE AT ALL AREAS IS OUT OF SRM 57-53-01, FIG 101, DETAIL II DUE TO PROXIMITY TO FASTENER HOLES. THE DAMAGE IS REPAIRED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE PANEL. PROJECT 743WA-305, NRI 3133.