Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D3B

Difficulty date
October 1, 2007
Submitted
October 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D3B
Aircraft serial
21251
Aircraft time
96,397 hours, 21,048 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 2742-2792
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

FUSELAGE TAIL CONE LOWER AREA FROM FS 2742 TO 2792 SKIN AND FRAMES SCRAPED AND DENTED DUE TO TAIL DRAG. REMOVE AND REPLACED LOWER SECTION OF CONE FROM STA 2742 TO 2792, ASSY P/N 65B02785-1 AND PERMANENT REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-20-01 FIG 3, SRM 51-30-02 AND 51-10-02. ALSO REF: ATLAS AIR XEO NR 53-092907.

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