Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
August 6, 2011
Submitted
August 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
75,339 hours, 14,707 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Thrust Reverser
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 INSP, MX FOUND THE NR1 ENGINE LT THRUST REVERSER CORE COWL INNER SKIN DAMAGED/DELAMINATED. REF FIG 1. DISPOSITION IS TO REPAIR THE SIDEWALL DAMAGE ON THE THRUST REVERSER IAW AMM 78-31-01, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE THRUST REVERSER AT THE NEXT "A" CHECK. CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.