Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 18, 2009
Submitted
December 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24322
Aircraft time
76,508 hours, 9,128 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Doorway
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT UPPER FWD CORNER SKIN CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR.