Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
February 19, 2011
Submitted
February 24, 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
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 A D-CHECK. REPORTED A CRACK IN THE NR 4 STRUT RIGHT SIDE SKIN ASSEMBLY INTERNAL BONDED DOUBLER AT THE 482AR ACCESS PANEL CUTOUT, LOCATED BETWEEN N.S.211.42 ANDN.S.211.5. (THE FOLLOWING WAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE REPAIR. THE 65B94128-28 DOUBLER WAS TRIMMED TO REMOVE THE CRACK DAMAGE AND MATCH THE EXISTING CUTOUT IN THE 65B94128-24 SKIN. THE REPAIR AREA WAS NDT INSPECTED, INCLUDING HFEC INSPECTION OF TRIMMED EDGES AND OPEN FASTENER HOLES TO ENSURE ABSENCE OF CRACKS OR OTHER DAMAGE. REPAIR DOUBLERS WERE FABRICATED TO COVER THE ENTIRE ACCESS CUTOUT TO RESTORE THE SKIN CAPABILITY AND REPLICATE THE ACCESS DOOR AND ATTACHMENT DETAILS. THE REPAIR DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED WITH BMS5-141 ADHESIVE AND LOCK FASTENERS.)