Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
August 16, 2004
Submitted
September 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22507
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE, FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE WAS FOUND ADJACENT TO THE CARGO DOOR. THE SKIN DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING OUT THE DAMGAE. NO FASTENERS WRE AFFECTED BY THE BLEND OPERATION. HFEC SURFACE INSPECTED TO ENSURE NO DEFECTS EXIST. BOEING ADVISED THE REPAIR WAS STRUCTURALLY SATISFACTORY AS PERMANENT REPAIR. BOEING NOTED THE REPAIR IS OUTSIDE THE SSID AREA, AND DOES NOT IMPACT SSID INSPECTIONS. (M)