Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 27, 2009
Submitted
January 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26902
Aircraft time
45,936 hours, 5,479 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE ON RT FUSELAGE AT STA 140 BETWEEN STR 25R AND STR 26R. SKIN AT AREA ORIGINALLY IS .063. BLENDED SKIN IS NOW .044. 30 PERCENT OF SKIN HAS BEEN REMOVED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR.