# SDR IPXA2023090620307

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 2, 2023
- Submitted: September 6, 2023
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N629UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N629UP), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747-8F
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 65778
- Aircraft time: 7,795 hours, 1,256 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: UNKNOWN
- Part serial: NA
- Condition: Punctured
- Location: Unknown
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2023090620307

## Discrepancy

*** MAJOR REPAIR *** DURING INSPECTION, FOUND A PUNCTURE IN THE AIRCRAFT SKIN LOCATED AT STATION 790, AIRCRAFT RIGHT, APPROX 8 INCHES ABOVE FWD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW EO-88092-REQ1 REFERENCE SRM 53-20-01-0I-1, FIGURE 1, DETAIL II, ITEM 12

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