Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747281F

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
December 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N758SA
Make and model
Boeing 747281F
Aircraft serial
23138
Aircraft time
104,725 hours, 19,263 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65B076615006
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING REMOVING TWO ADDITIONAL DOUBLERS, THREE HOLE CRACK ON THE LEFT DOUBLER FUSELAGE SKIN AND TWO HOLE CRACK ON THE RIGHT DOUBLER FUSELAGE SKIN WERE FOUND. FOR EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS WHICH COMMON TO NOSE WHEEL WELL AFTER CORNER SKIN BETWEEN STA 400 TO STA 410, S-43R TO S-43L, SEVERAL CRACKED HOLES WERE FOUND. ONE HOLE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT LOWER SKIN (P/N:65B07661-5006) AND BULKHEAD LOWER CHORD (P/N:65B07936-2110). TWO HOLES WERE FOUND CRACKED AT RT LOWER SKIN (P/N:65B07661-5006). TRIM OFF THE LOWER SKIN (P/N:65B07661-5006) TO REMOVE THE CRACK. MAINTAIN MINUMUM 0.5 INCH TRIM RADIUS AND 1.7D EDGE MARGIN TO ADJACENT FASTENER HOLES.