Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 22, 2013
Submitted
May 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29166
Aircraft time
57,793 hours, 6,714 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fairing
Condition
Gouged
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

ON WALK AROUND, FOUND GOUGE IN FUSELAGE BODY FAIRING 191DDL. DAMAGE PENETRATED OUTER SKIN OF PANEL LENGTH 4.25 INCHES. DEPTH 0.025 WIDTH 1 INCH. VISUAL CHECKED IAW EC-RA 5320-02141.