Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
April 1, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29261
Aircraft time
53,242 hours, 8,459 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1935 S38r
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 LOADING, THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1935, S-38R WAS DENTED. THE DENT MEASURES 0.75 INCH WIDE BY 1.5 INCH LONG BY 0.0625 INCH DEEP. THERE IS ALSO A GOUGE IN THE DENT 0.003 INCH DEEP. (REMOVE THE GOUGE IN THE DENTED AREA IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, DETAIL II. PERFORM A DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF THE BLENDOUT AREA FOR CRACKS USING 10X MAGNIFICATION. ACCOMPLISH DETAILED INSP OF THE STRUCTURE INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY WITHIN 20 INCHES OF THE DENT IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, NOTE G. REPAIR THE SKIN DENT IAW SRM 53-00-01 OR OTHER APPLICABLE SRM REPAIR OR CONTACT ENGINEERING FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.)

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