Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 9, 2009
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26902
Aircraft time
48,218 hours, 5,707 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1480 S12l-R
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

NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION FOUND ON FUSELAGE INTERIOR SKIN CROWN AREA AT BS 1480 BETWEEN STR 12L & 12R. CORROSION WAS REMOVED & SKIN BLENDED OUT TO 10:1 RATIO WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF MATERIAL LOSS GREATER THAN ALLOWED BY SRM LIMITS. SKIN WAS TREATED & PRIMED REF SRM 51-20-01. REPAIRED IAW EC82-5330-000BP-A. MAJOR REPAIR.