Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29259
Aircraft time
49,035 hours, 7,455 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 2596 S46r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING WALK-AROUND INSP BEING PERFORMED, DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN BS 2596 ABOVE STR- 46R (TAIL JACK AREA) CONSISTING OF DENT L:1.5 IN. W:0.750 IN. D:0.0625 (REF FIG 1). THE DAMAGE IS OUT OF THE SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101. ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, DETAIL III. TIME LIMITED REPAIR PERFORMED AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS, SCHEDULE REPEAT DVIS AT EVERY 5 FC, AND PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 1,000 FH.

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