What was found
DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON AFT CARGO DOOR CUT OUT UPPER FWD CORNER AT HINGE AREA LOWER HOLE NR 1 SKIN FOUND CRACKED. CRACK LENGTH 1 INCH. INSPECTION CARRIED OUT IAW AD 2003-10-06, SB 747-53A2448 REVISION 1 DATED 4/4/2002.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2014
- Submitted
- June 28, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N952CA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747428
- Aircraft serial
- 25238
- Aircraft time
- 85,216 hours, 12,248 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2B1F
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 85,216 hours, 12,248 cycles
- 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.