Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747428F

Difficulty date
September 2, 2010
Submitted
October 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UP
Make and model
Boeing 747428F
Aircraft serial
25632
Aircraft time
73,632 hours, 13,252 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 2120-2140
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C, EO B747-2320-37798-A FUSELAGE AT BS 2120-2140 & STR 1L-1R PERFORMED SKIN REPAIR AFTER ELT DOUBLER WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT. FUSELAGE AT BETWEEN BS 2120 TO BS 2140 AND STR 1L-1R AREA DOUBLER INSTALLED IAW EO B747-5330-39508-C (REF DWG DG215-2209-00-IPXA-01 & EAD SB 023-0516-02 REV D). THIS DOUBLER INSTALLATION CORRECT TO EO B747-2320-36785-B & B747-2320-37798-B.