Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
December 15, 2006
Submitted
December 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
98,018 hours, 16,898 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Wing
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 PANEL HAS A PREVIOUS REPAIR DELAMINATED AND CRACKED, 8.0 IN. BY 5.0 IN. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER B747 SRM 51-40-09 FIG 1 AND B747 SRM 51-40-12. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS AIR EO 4757A335.