Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
November 4, 2018
Submitted
November 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
30763
Part
Skin
Part number
112U31034
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

PREFLIGHT CHECK FOUND NR 3 MAIN TANK OVERWING FILL PORT SEEPING. PERFORM INSPECTION FOUND AT RT WING RIB2-RIB3 UPPER SKIN CORROSION AND CRACK. STRUCTURE ENGINEER HAS ISSUED SR SR:4-4287768980 TO REQUEST REPAIR INSTRUCTION. MANUFACTURER TRIM-OUT INSTRUCTION PER MSG:CHI-CHI-18-0597-02B.

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