Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 12, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28811
Aircraft time
47,288 hours, 5,764 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Part number
65B1164056
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 LOWER SURFACE, PANEL INBOARD OF NR 3 FLAP TRACK AND AFT OF WING GEAR CUTOUT HAS LARGE L-SHAPED CRACK ALONG TRAILNG EDGE, CRACK PROTRUDES TO UPPER SURFACE OF PANEL. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE, BEGAN REMOVING PANEL. REMOVED PANEL. STARTED PICKING UP HOLES ON NEW PANEL. PICKED UP ALL HOLE (PARTIAL). ACOMPLISHED REINSTALLMENT OF PANEL.