Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24322
Aircraft time
83,880 hours, 9,990 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
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

FOUND BULGES IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT AND BETWEEN RIVETS IN STR 51R AND 51L APPROX BODY STA 1940-1950. PERFORMED VISUAL INTERNAL INSPECTION, CORROSION APPEARS TO BE LOCALIZED TO AREA BETWEEN STRINGERS AND SKIN AT TWO LOCATIONS STR 51L&R STA 1945 LUMP APPEARANCE LATER FOUND TO HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THOSE STRINGERS. CORROSION FOUND ON LWR SURFACE OF STR 51L & 51R. MATERIAL LOSS BEYOND LIMITS AFTER CLEAN UP. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTIONS OF BOTH STRINGERS. ACPD EXTRUDED STRINGER REPAIRS AT BOTH STRINGERS BY INSTALLING 094372U-CHANNEL AND REINFORCING SIDE ANGLES. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN, INSTALLED REINFORCING EXTERNAL DOUBLER & TRIPLER.