What was found
EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN EXT. B/O BY 09" X 0.6" X 0.039" ON EXT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 540-560 AT STR 37/R. A SKIN REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT DAMAGED IAW REA: MF00656R0010 REV A. REPEAT INSP PRIOR TO 20,000 CYCLES.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2010
- Submitted
- March 9, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N517MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747243B
- Aircraft serial
- 23300
- Aircraft time
- 87,026 hours, 14,764 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF650E2
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 540-560
- 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.