Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7474R7F

Difficulty date
July 7, 2013
Submitted
July 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UP
Make and model
Boeing 7474R7F
Aircraft serial
25866
Aircraft time
92,141 hours, 15,796 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65B23409506
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 400
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:SV, RT NLG WW AFT CORNER SKIN PANEL BS 400, 1EA FASTENER HOLE FOUND CRACKED APPROX .1250" IN LENGTH AT THE SPLICE PLATE LAYER SURFACE IN 9 O/C DIRECTION. SPLICE PLATE REPLACED AND INSTALLED IAW RI 53-11-10245, REV A.

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