What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED BEYOND LIMITS OF SRM, BS 720-740, STR 25L-26L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER WITH BLIND FASTENERS.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2009
- Submitted
- February 18, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N171UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24322
- Aircraft time
- 74,240 hours, 8,907 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.