Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 31, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29261
Aircraft time
46,092 hours, 7,161 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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 REPORTED DENT DAMAGE FOUND ON THE LT OTBD FORE FLAP - WBL745 UPPER EXTERNAL SKIN PANEL. MEASURING 5.0 IN LENGTH X 3.125 IN. WIDTH & AMP; 0.625 IN. (REF FIG 1). THE DAMAGED AREA EXCEEDS THE SRM 57-53-01, FIG 101, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 LIMITS. (DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS; SCHEDULE REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT EVERY 25FC IAW PART 2 AND PERMANENT REPAIR IAW PART 3 PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 4,000 FLIGHT HOURS AFTER PART 1.)

More about the Boeing 747-47UF