What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C FX LOWER FUSELAGE, EXTERNAL SKIN EDGE FOUND HEAVY CORROSION AT STA 983 LH SIDE STG 41L TO STG 42L(2 LOCATIONS). SKIN REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG.1. (DEPTH 0.063", WIDTH 2", LENGTH 4")
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2002
- Submitted
- January 13, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N527UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747259B
- Aircraft serial
- 21730
- Aircraft time
- 63,410 hours, 17,788 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lwr Fuse
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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