What was found
THE L/E STRIP ON THE NR 3 RT FAN COWL WAS FOUND WITH APPROX 20" MISSING. "DISPOSITION WAS TO APPLY 1 LAYER OF SPEED TAPE. DVI EVERY FLIGHT CYCLE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FAN COWL AT THE NEXT "A" CHECK".
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2009
- Submitted
- May 14, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N429MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747481
- Aircraft serial
- 24833
- Aircraft time
- 77,377 hours, 10,322 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2B1F
- System (JASC)
- 5420 · Nacelle/Pylon Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Strip
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Fan Cowl
- 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.