Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
June 8, 2010
Submitted
June 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
106,830 hours, 18,788 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Wing
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 WALK AROUND INSP BEING PERFORMED, MX FOUND THE- LEADING EDGE PANEL - LOWER SURFACE EXTERNAL SKIN WITH DELAMINATION DAMAGE (AREA: MEASURES 33.0 IN. X 36 IN.) (REF FIGURE 1).(EO4757A497 DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS IAW THE SRM 51-40-16 FIG 1, REPEAT DETAIL VISUAL INSP AT EVERY 1,000 FH (FLIGHT HOURS) AND PERMANENT REPAIR IAW THE SRM 51-40-09 FIG 18 IAW 51-40-12 AT THE NEXT C CHECK AFTER PART 1.)