Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 30, 2006
Submitted
July 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
89,860 hours, 18,327 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65B1002077
Part serial
000445
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT NOSE GEAR STRUT DOOR FORWARD SECTION OF DOOR SKIN WAS DAMAGED WITH STEP LADDER UNDER DOOR WHILE INSTALLING NR 2 ENGINE. DOOR WAS REMOVED FOR SHEETMETAL REPAIR AND HINGES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS, FOUND OK AS PER 747 MM 32-22-02. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT DOUBLER REPAIR AND REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF CLOSURE ANGLE AS PER 747 SRM 52-80-02 FIG 1, 51-20-01 AND 51-30-10. INSTALLED DOOR AND ACCOMPLISHED NLG RETRACTION CHECK FOR DOOR FIT, CHECKED GOOD AS PER MM 32-22-02 AND MM 32-34-00. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS EO 4752A104.

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