Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 5, 2012
Submitted
August 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
51,938 hours, 6,113 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

RT WING UPPER INBD TRAILING EDGE PANEL HAS CRACKS IN UPPER SKIN PLIES AT FASTENERS THAT PASS THROUGH OTBD GRAPHITE DOUBLER. LOCK FASTENERS AND 2 RIVETS. REPAIRED PER AMM.