Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243F

Difficulty date
March 26, 2010
Submitted
March 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243F
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
106,156 hours, 18,652 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1790 S39r
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

DURING C-CHECK, DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE 65B04144-3 SKIN AT BS 1790, S-38R. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED IAW NRC 732 AND SRM 53-30-03, FIG 1. THE 65B04144-3 SKIN IS MADE FROM 0.100 INCH THICK 2024-T3 CLAD ALUMINUM SHEET IAW QQ-A-250/5. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF AN 0.125 INCH THICK DOUBLER THAT MEASURES 14.0 INCH BY 11 INCH MADE FROM 2024-T3 CLAD ALUMINUM SHEET INSTALLED USING BACR15CE RIVETS AND BACB30FN BOLTS. PART 1 OF THIS EO DOCUMENTS THE FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR IAW NRC 732 AND SRM 53-30-03, FIG 1. PART 2 OF THIS EO COMPLIES WITH THE REPETITIVE INSP REQUIREMENTS OF THE PART 1, CATEGORY B REPAIR. THE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW PART 1 AND THE INSP IAW PART 2 OF THIS EO ARE FAA APPROVED IAW SRM 53-30-03, FIG 1.