What was found
STA 990-1000 S45R-S46R EXT FUSE SKIN DOUBLER CORROSION AT WATER TANK FILL VALVE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGE. MFG NEW DOUBLER PER DRAWING 65B09637-1 AND INSTALLED. NON ROUTINE 0290082.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2012
- Submitted
- July 26, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24385
- Aircraft time
- 90,478 hours, 10,927 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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