Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 4, 2007
Submitted
February 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20324
Aircraft time
76,834 hours, 22,085 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 LT BS 980 STR 38L AT DRAG SPLICE FITTING AREA FOUND 1EA FASTENER HOLE CRACKED AT SKIN APPROX .0625" RUNNING DOWNWARD. SKIN REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 60. JUST BETWEEN BS 950 & 987 STR 37L TO 39L / OVERLAPPED SKIN REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 12, BETWEEN BS 968.5 & 984 STR 39L AREA.