Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 22, 2004
Submitted
February 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20324
Aircraft time
70,871 hours, 20,783 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T30071IN
Condition
Chafed
Location
Empennage
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 EMP- LT AFT FUSELAGE UPPER EXTERNAL SKIN SURFACE FOUND CHAFING MARK AT STA 2280 TO STA 2360 STR 2L TO STR 3L VERTICAL STABILIZER SEAL INTERFACE AREA (AS MARK). BS 2280-2360 STR 2L-4L AREA SKIN SMOOTHED OUT & REPROTECTED AS PER SRM 51-10-01 & 51-10-02 WITHIN EO 5330-18431 APP-A ITEM 8 LIMITS. HFEC INSPECTED, NO CRACK FOUND EXCEPT BS 2290-2310 STR 2L-3L & BS 2330-2360 STR 2L-4L. SKIN REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 1 (UPS MPI ASSIGNED FOR REPEAT INSPECTION).