Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 29, 2012
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25278
Aircraft time
88,710 hours, 10,748 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED AT BS 2370 STR 15L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGE, MANUFACTURED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-01 RPR 1, SOLID FASTENER RPR. HOLES NOT ZERO-TIMED. THIS IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR. A CF ITEM WILL BE CREATED FOR REINSPECTIONS.