Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
April 17, 2002
Submitted
April 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526UP
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
21937
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: FOUND NUMEROUS BURNT AND PITTED FASTENERS ON RT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT STA 140 AT ABOUT 4 O'CLOCK TO 6 O'CLOCK POSITION COUNTING AFT TO STA 2240. REMOVED DAMAGED FASTENERS PER 53-30-03, EDDIE CURRENT INSPECTION FOUND 3 SMALL CRACKS AT 3 SEPARATE FASTENERS.

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