Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747481

Difficulty date
January 11, 2010
Submitted
May 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429MC
Make and model
Boeing 747481
Aircraft serial
24833
Aircraft time
78,213 hours, 10,472 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1993
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

A DENT WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1993 BETWEEN S-41L AND S-42L. THE DENT MEASURES 3.5 INCHES LONG BY 0.5 INCHES WIDE AND 0.020 INCHES DEEP."THE DENT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, DETAIL III BUT WITHIN LIMITS FOR CONTINUED OPERATION WITH A REPETITIVE DETAILED OF HFEC INSPECTION IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 1010, FIG 1010. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IN VCP WITH NIL FINDINGS."