Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
January 29, 2010
Submitted
January 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30812
Aircraft time
33,769 hours, 5,367 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN RIGHT BS 2655. INTERIM REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AS PER SRM 53-00-00 AND REPEAT INSPECTION EVERY 6,000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER ENGINEERING ORDER 4453A316. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS "MAJOR" AS DEFINED IN FAR 43 APPENDIX A.

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