Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 22, 2009
Submitted
January 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24380
Aircraft time
73,075 hours, 8,286 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fairing
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

PANEL 191AL DAMAGE, WTB FAIRING STRUCTURE FRAME LOWER CHORD AT STA 987.35 IS BENT & HAS TWO PULLED FASTENERS AT THE L/E INBOARD MOST LATCH LOCATION. SEAL RETAINER IN AREA IS ALSO DAMAGED. INSTALLED FWD HINGE ON NEW REPLACEMENT PANEL 191AL. NEEDS OTHER TWO HINGES AND PANEL INSTALLATION. ACP RPR PER EVA 72231. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. RE-INSPECT EVERY 600HRS. PERMANENT RPR TO BE ACP'D AT NEXT C-CHK. PERMANENT SPLICE REPAIR USE BAC1505-100081 EXTRUSION OR EQUIV.