Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 15, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24385
Aircraft time
84,591 hours, 10,299 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

RT OTBD ELEVATOR HAS 1 HAIL DAMAGE PENETRATION UPPER SURFACE AT 50 INCHES FROM INBD END OF ELEV AND 12 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE, .25 INCH DIA. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE, ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR REF REMOVED AND REPLACED R28166 AND 8130 TRACKING NR 016-A00392817.