Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
July 9, 2009
Submitted
July 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
104,672 hours, 18,345 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
65B0207020
Part serial
000390
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flap
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 INBOARD AFT FLAP UPPER EXTERNAL SURFACE PANEL HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AT WBL 259.30 AND 12 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. CUT OUT AREA OF CORROSION AND PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747-200 SRM 57-50-02 FIG 5, SHEET 4 AND 10 AND SRM 51-40-06. ALSO, REFERENCE ATLAS EO 4757A482.