SDR UIEA200800181

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
System (JASC): 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin Panel
Condition: Delaminated
Location: Rt 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

RT WING UPPER FIXED T/E PANEL HAS LOOSE AND WORKING FASTENERS, PANEL IS DELAMINATED. PANEL LOCATED INBOARD OF INBOARD AILERON, AT WBL STA 445.0, DELAMINATION AFT EDGE OF PANEL. AREA OF DELAMINATION IS 9.0 INCH LONG BY 1.5 INCH WIDE. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-40-09, FIG 2, SHEET 1, 2 AND 5 PREPREG 250 DEGREES CURE PER SRM 51-40-12. REF: ATLAS AIR EO NR 4757A440.