SDR UPS96420610

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date: July 14, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N671UP
Make and model: Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial: 20323
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 2726-2733
Stage of operation: IN
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 DLY, EMPENNAGE LEFT SIDE 8 TO 9 INCH CRACK ABOUT MIDDLE OF EXHAUST SECTION, CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH INTO APU SECTION, AFT OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BETWEEN FS 2726 TO 2733 WL 320. REPAIRED APU HOUSING SECTION SKIN SECTION, SEALED AND PAINTED PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 1A.