Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 11, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29261
Aircraft time
51,950 hours, 8,083 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 WALKAROUND INSP, MX FOUND DAMAGE TO THE OTBD RT WS1585 - L/E NOSE EXTERNAL SKIN MEASURING 2.5 IN. L X 1.5 IN. W AND 0.125 IN. DEPTH (REF. FIG 1). DAMAGED AREA FOUND BEYOND THE SRM 57-41-01, FIG 101, DETAIL III ALLOWABLE DAMAGE (GENERAL) LIMITS. (DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS, SCHEDULE REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT EVERY 5 (FLIGHT CYCLES) AFTER PART 2 AND PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 1,000 FH (FLIGHT HOURS) AFTER PART 1.)

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