Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 24, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20325
Aircraft time
68,011 hours, 20,052 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C CRACK INDICATION REVEALED ON SKIN UNDERNEATH LT LOWER DRAG SPLICE FITTING AT BS 980 STR S-38L. CRACKED F/X SKIN IN BS 980 S-38L REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 60.