Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
May 9, 2008
Submitted
May 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809MC
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
20887
Aircraft time
107,371 hours, 24,371 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Delaminated
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

LT WING UPPER FIXED L/E PANEL DELAMINATED, INBOARD OF NR 2 ENGINE, 8.0 INCHES FROM AFT EDGE OF PANEL AT ILES STA 545.56. AREA OF DELAMINATION IS 2.0 BY 2.0 INCHES. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-40-09, FIG 18, SHEETS 3 AND 5 PREPREG 250 DEGREES CURE PER SRM 51-40-12. REF: ATLAS AIR EO NR 4757A438.