SDR UIEA200700137

Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date: March 10, 2007
Submitted: March 14, 2007
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N517MC
Make and model: Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial: 23300
Aircraft time: 79,966 hours, 13,297 cycles
System (JASC): 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin Panel
Condition: Cracked
Location: Rt 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

RT WING UPPER TRAILING EDGE COMPOSITE PANEL HAS A 2.0 INCH CRACK, INBOARD OF INBOARD AILERON AT WBL 445.00, 10.0 INCHES FROM AFT EDGE. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER 747-200 SRM 51-40-09, FIG 2, TABLE 1 AND 747-200 SRM 51-40-12. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS AIR EO NR 4757A352.