Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 747271C

Difficulty date
November 29, 2006
Submitted
December 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537MC
Make and model
Boeing 747271C
Aircraft serial
22403
Aircraft time
95,850 hours, 18,763 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Zone 500
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

LT WING UPPER L/E PANELS AT ILES 675.50 AND ILES 651.50 HAS AREA OF DELAMINATION. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIRS AT LT WING L/E UPPER PANELS AS PER BOEING 747 SRM 51-40-09 FIG 18, SHEET 5 AND 747 SRM 51-40-12. ILES 675.50 REPAIR AREA IS 7.0 INCH LONG BY 7.0 INCH WIDE. ILES 651.50 REPAIR AREA IS 13.0 INCH LONG BY 18.0 INCH WIDE. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS AIR EO NR 4757A331.