Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
August 17, 2006
Submitted
September 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20349
Aircraft time
104,700 hours, 26,436 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, AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FWD DR HINGE 2EA HOLES CRACK AT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK LENGTH : .0625 INCH AND 0.040 INCH. AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FWD DOOR HINGE AREA. DOUBLERS REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-02 FROM CRACKED SHIM REPLACED ONLY IAW SRM 51-10-01 PG9 AFT HFEC INSPECTION IAW NTM PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 16 AND 4. NO CRACK FOUND ON SKIN.