Service difficulty report · Skin Splice · Boeing 747412

Difficulty date
August 3, 2020
Submitted
October 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N756CA
Make and model
Boeing 747412
Aircraft serial
26547
Aircraft time
82,338 hours, 13,417 cycles
Part
Skin Splice
Part number
182U00194
Condition
Damaged
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A DVI OF THE NR 7 AND NR 17 FREEZE PLUG HOLES IN THE BONDED SPLICE PLATE OF THE LT HORIZ STAB FOUND THE NR 7 HOLE DAMAGED. REPAIRED PER VT-SAA EA 747-5510-56-A8559 REV I/R.