Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 12, 2012
Submitted
June 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24385
Aircraft time
90,479 hours, 10,927 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
R2 Door
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

RIGHT NR 2 MED EXTERNAL SKIN CRACK AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. CATEGORY B REPAIR ACP IAW SRM 52-10-01 REPAIR 3. PER SRM TABLE 2, INSPECTION REQUIRED EVERY 3,000 CYCLES. REMOVABLE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT (RSC) MARKED PER 51-00-80. CF STICKER APPLIED. INSPECTIONS TO START AT 3,000 CYCLES FROM CURRENT PTC 10927.