Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
March 15, 2003
Submitted
April 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30811
Aircraft time
5,476 hours, 951 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Part number
112N61011
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

GROUND DAMAGE TO RT WING TIP BETWEEN WS 155-25 & WBL 1243-75. TAIL JACK WAS DRAGGED UNDER WING TIP CAUSING DAMAGE TO HEADING EDGE, TRAILING EDGE A FUEL TANK EDGE A FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL & UNDERSIDE OF WING. PERFORMED DYE PENETRANT CK, FOUND NO CRACKS MATERIAL TO BE WITHIN LIMITS AS PER B747 SRM 57-20-01. SPEED TAPED AREAS OF LEADING EDGE & TRAILING EDGE THAT WHERE DAMAGED AS PER POLAR GMM 3-17-01. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED AT JFK. THE TAIL STAND WAS REMOVED FROM THE A/C & WHEN THE STAND WAS MOVING, IT WAS DRAGGED UNDER THE WING. CONTINUED OPEN ITEM 453-055 WAS CREATED TO ALLOW A/C OPS WITH DAMAGE, UNTIL A/C ARRIVED AT JFK - WHERE PERMANENT REAIRS WERE COMPLETED PER B747-400 SRM 57-51-01.

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