Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 5, 2012
Submitted
February 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25224
Aircraft time
86,925 hours, 10,438 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Structure
Condition
Gouged
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

GOUGE IN FUSELAGE BTWN STA 1780 & 1800 BTWN STRINGERS S23R & S19R. DAMAGE HAS BEEN BLENDED AND HFEC ACCOMPLISHED. DAMAGE IS OUT OF SRM LIMITS.