- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2006
- Submitted
- October 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N523UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747283B
- Aircraft serial
- 22381
- Aircraft time
- 77,462 hours, 16,019 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 980 S38l
- 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 LT BS 980 STR 38L DRAG SLICE FTG AREA FOUND 1 FASTENER HOLE CRACKED AT FUSELAGE HOLE CRACKED AT FUSELAGE APPROX 1/8". FX BS 950 - BS 990 STR 37L - 39L SKIN. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 60. REPEAT INSPECTION IS REQUIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 60 SHT 16 TABLE III.