# SDR UIEA2024050500331

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 12, 2024
- Submitted: June 14, 2024
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N473MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473MC), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747-45E
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-45E](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-45e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 27174
- Aircraft time: 117,035 hours, 21,085 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: UNKNOWN
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Bs 560 S23l
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: E
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2024050500331

## Discrepancy

SECTION 42 FUSELAGE - LH STA 560 BELOW STR 23 2EA FASTENER HOLE EXTERNAL SKIN FOUND CRACK(<P>SKIN FASTENER HOLES (2EA) CRACK AREA REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-13 REPAIR B FIG 201. THIS REPAIR IS CAT B, FOLLOW UP ACTION AS PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-13 REPAIR 13 FIG 201 TABLE II. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.</P>)

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