Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
March 1, 2013
Submitted
March 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465MC
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
24784
Aircraft time
82,666 hours, 15,788 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION, MX FOUND HOLE DAMAGE (APROX. 0.455 IN. DIA) ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND RING FRAME AT BS 134.75, S-45L. THE DAMAGE ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIR BASED ON SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 1. THE SKIN (PN: 65B07658- 1001) IS MADE FROM 0.056 IN THICK 2024-T3 AL CLAD IAW QQ-A-250/5. THE LT LOWER RING FRAME (PN: 65B01700-529) IS MADE OF 0.063" THICK 7075-0 AL CLAD IAW QQ-A-250/13 AND HEAT TREATED TO T6 AFTER FORMING. THE TIME LIMITED REPAIRS INSTALLED ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND LOWER LT RING FRAME AT BS 134.75 IAW PART 1 AND PART 2 OF THIS EO WILL BE REPLACED BY A PERMANENT REPAIR IAW PART 4 OF THIS EO AT THE NEXT C-CHECK.)