Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
October 10, 2007
Submitted
December 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
32837
Aircraft time
23,147 hours, 3,705 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

DURING LEFT WING LIGHT REPLACEMENT THE PLATFORM SUDDENLY LOWERED AND HIT THE LEADING EDGE SKIN. THE PLATFORM MOVEMENT CAUSED A 15 INCH VERTICAL CRACK. A TIME LIMITED REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER XEO 57-101007 PART 1 AND SRM 57-41-01 REPAIR 4. PERMANENT REPAIR IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 6 MONTH. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND.

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