Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747124

Difficulty date
July 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855FT
Make and model
Boeing 747124
Aircraft serial
19733
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1980
Stage of operation
IN
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

GROUND DAMAGE FOUND ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE AREA BELOW REAR CARGO DOOR BS 1980 BETWEEN S46R TO S50L, DEEPEST GOUGE APPROXIMATELY .025 AT S49R WHERE CRACK IN SKIN DETECTED BY HFEC CHECK. REPAIRED CRACK PER BOEING SRM 53-30-03 FIGURE 1 BLENDED GOUGES PER 51-10-01.