Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 29, 2009
Submitted
July 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26902
Aircraft time
47,914 hours, 5,675 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE HAS A CRACKED L/E FIXED PANEL JUST OUTBOARD OF NR 3 ENG PYLON. CRACK IS 4.25 INCHES LONG BY 1. CRACK IS 3 INCHES AWAY FROM EDGE, NO DELAMINATION. TAPED CRACK, TAPE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED EVERY FLIGHT AND REPAIRED BY NEXT A-CK. PANEL PART NUMBER 65B149363. INSTALLED TYPICAL WET LAYUP REPAIR.