What was found
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE NOSE CAP UPPER CHORD FOUND CRACK JUST INBOARD OF NR 6 VARIABLE CAMBER FLAP UPPER STOP FITTING. FABRICATED AND REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 57-20-03.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2008
- Submitted
- April 16, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N517MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747243B
- Aircraft serial
- 23300
- Aircraft time
- 83,301 hours, 13,995 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- 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.