SDR UIEA200600092

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date: April 30, 2006
Submitted: May 23, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N512MC
Make and model: Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial: 21220
Aircraft time: 111,498 hours, 20,710 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Ground Damage
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: E
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BETWEEN STA 270 AND STA 300 ON RT SIDE, DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE SKIN BY CATERING TRUCK BOOT. THE DAMAGE IS AFT OF THE LWR PITOT PROBE TO FWD OF AOA SENSOR. AREA OF DAMAGE IS 12 INCHES BY 5 INCHES, AND A 3 INCHES BY 3 INCH DENT WITHIN THE RVSM AREA. THE SKIN WAS HFEC INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. NIL EVIDENT. A SKIN WAVINESS INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT AS PER SB747-53-2394 REV 1 WITH MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED AS PER AMM 51-10-00/601 XEO 53-043006 RAISED FOR DETAILED VISUAL AND HFEC.