Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
September 4, 2003
Submitted
September 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20349
Aircraft time
98,649 hours, 25,117 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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, ONE EACH FASTENER HOLE FOUND CRACK AT BS 1830 STR 4R APPROX 0.020 INCH LONG RUNNING TOWARD AFT. CRACKED PORTION AT TOP SKIN WERE TRIMMED OFF IAW SRM 51-10-01 AND 51-10-02 NDT INSP THE CUT-EDGE NO DEFECTS AND PERFORMED A EXT PATCH REPAIRED AT AFFECT AREA IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 17 AN AREA PAINT TOUCHED UP IAW MM51-24-11.