Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 7, 2009
Submitted
December 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24385
Aircraft time
80,811 hours, 9,856 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Panel
Part number
65B14962Y126
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

RT WING UPPER PANEL HAS APPROX 3FT LONG CRACK. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR, REF UA-EVA-73177. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR, REF UA-EVA-73177. WILL NEED PERMANENT REPAIR BY C CHECK. WILL REQUIRE AUTOCLAVE REPAIR OF EXISTING PANEL OR A NEW PANEL.