Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 13, 2013
Submitted
March 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29167
Aircraft time
58,031 hours, 6,764 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
314T40807
Part serial
001050
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Engine
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

DAMAGE TO NR 4 NOSE COWL. PUNCTURE AT 5:00 POSITION, APPROX 4 INCHES LENGTH FORE TO AFT, 2 INCHES IN WIDTH, APPROX 1.25 INCHES DEEP. REPLACED NR 4 NOSE COWL.