Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
May 22, 2011
Submitted
May 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459MC
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
26344
Aircraft time
69,081 hours, 13,572 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Damaged
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 OPERATIONS; A CARGO DOLLY STRUCK ACFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO WING TO BODY FAIRINGS FROM BS800 TO BS1000. UPON INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AREAS FOUND 3 WING/BODY FAIRINGS WITH PUNCTURES AND SCRATCHES. THE DRAIN MAST WAS ALSO DAMAGED DURING THIS INCIDENT.1. 191SL WING/BODY FAIRING. PN 65B06713-3 (REF FIG 1) PUNCTURE DAMAGE. 191BBL WING/BODY FAIRING PN 149U7010-1 (REF FIG 2) PUNCTURE DAMAGE. 191 AHL WING/BODY FAIRING PN 65B06956-29 (REF FIG 3) SCRATCH DAMAGE. DRAIN MAST DAMAGED (IPC REF 38-31-01-01A PN 417U2500-24) (REF FIG 4) (THE DAMAGE IS BEYOND THE SRM 53-00-70, FIG 101 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 LIMITS. TIME LIMITED REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS, SCHEDULE REPEAT DVIS AT EVERY 5 FC (IAW PART 2) AND PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 2,000 FH (FLIGHT HOURS) AFTER PART 1, AS SCHEDULED)