Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
January 17, 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
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Vertical Stab
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

FOUND SCRATCH MARK (APPROX 1.5") ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE CAP AT LE STA 135.581, BLENDING CARRIED OUT ON SCRATCH MARKS ON ABOVE SAID LOCATION. FOUND OUT OF LIMIT AS PER SRM 55-30-01. FIG 1 DETAIL I. DEPTH FOUND IS 0.018" L/E CAP REMOVED FOR S/M REPAIR AS PER AMM 55-30-01. L/E CAP REPAIRED AS PER SRM 55-30-03 REV 116 AND SRM 55-30-03 REV 116. L/E CAP INSTALLED AS PER AMM 55-30-01.