- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2002
- Submitted
- May 29, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747249F
- Aircraft serial
- 22237
- Aircraft time
- 70,235 hours, 17,248 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- NONE
- Part serial
- NONE
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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
FOUND 1" CRACK IN LOWER SKIN FUSELAGE AT STA 2390, LBL70. FABRICATED REPAIR PLATE & DRILLED FASTENER HOLES. APPLIED ALODINE TO CUT EDGES OF REPAIR PLATE & REPAIR SKIN AREA. PRIMED FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PLATE W/ FASTENERS. USED BMS 5-95 TO SEAL FAYING SURFACES & APPLIED TRIM CO'S IAW SRM 53-30-02/03.