Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 28, 2011
Submitted
March 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28810
Aircraft time
49,266 hours, 6,005 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

AFT PIT DOOR CUTOUT UPPER FWD CORNER SKIN CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ON EXT FUSE SKIN AT UPPER FWD CORNER OF AFT PIT DOOR CUTOUT, FWD HOLE APPROX 75 INCH ABOVE EDGE OF CUTOUT. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM.