Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747271C

Difficulty date
July 24, 2007
Submitted
July 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537MC
Make and model
Boeing 747271C
Aircraft serial
22403
Aircraft time
97,429 hours, 19,113 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1271.5
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

RIGHT SIDE STA 1271.5 WL 200 CRACK NOTED ON SKIN 1" IN LENGTH AND TERMINATES JUST AFT OF FASTENER HOLE. DOES NOT GO INTO HOLE. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER ACCOMPLISHED TRIM OUT ON SKIN AND BEAR STRAP. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AND FILLER FOR TRIMMED OUT AREA IAW SB 747-53A2512.