SDR UIEA01010

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
March 8, 2001
Submitted
April 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508MC
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21644
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
85,610 hours
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

DURING INSPECTION OF AFT LOWER LOBE CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED AT THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER, STATION 1814 APPROX 1.3 INCH. TRIMMED OUT CRACK, MANUFACTURED FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER FROM .063 2024T3 ALUMINUM. INSTALLED PER SRM 53-30-03. (M)