SDR UIEA2011011200125

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date: January 12, 2011
Submitted: February 28, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N355MC
Make and model: Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial: 23395
Aircraft time: 74,044 hours, 14,432 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 2170
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 D-CHECK, FUSELAGE BS 2170, STRINGER 39R WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING INSPECTION. THE CRACKED STRINGER WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-03 FIGURE 1, BY SPLICING THE STRINGER 39R, AT BS 2144 TO BS 2158. AT THE SAME LOCATION FUSELAGE SKIN ALSO WAS FOUND CRACKED . THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-03, FIGURE 1.)