Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 13, 2011
Submitted
September 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24385
Aircraft time
87,930 hours, 10,673 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

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT STA 2090-S-36L. PER SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DMG 2 FIG 101, NEED TO STOP DRILL END OF CRACK WITH .25 INCH DIA HOLE. NOTE, ONLY DRILL THROUGH THE EXTERIOR TOP SKIN, DO NOT DRILL INTO DOUBLER ON INSIDE OF WASTE VENT NOZZLE FLANGE. SAMC TEXT: IF CRACK DOES NOT EXTEND PAST THE FASTENER HOLE, STOP DRILL IS NOT REQUIRED. VISUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED WITH PAINT REMOVAL, THE CRACK DOES NOT EXTEND PAST THE FASTENER HOLE PER SRM. SKIN REPAIR WORK IN PROGRESS IAW EVA 81294 REV 02 ALMOST COMPLETED, WILL START INSTALL WASTE TANK. PAINTED LT LAV EXHAUST REPAIR AREA.