Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 30, 2012
Submitted
December 3, 2012
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

NLG WHEEL WELL CUTOUT AFT LEFT CORNER FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED, STA 400 STR 44L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGE, INSTALLED MULTIPLE LAYER REPAIR PER COA 851431 & ECRA 5331-01658.