What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT NLG WHEEL WELL AFT RT CORNER, BS 400. REPAIRED IAW SB 747-53A2305 AND ECRA 5331-01589.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2012
- Submitted
- April 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25158
- Aircraft time
- 87,465 hours, 10,583 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 400
- 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.