Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
May 24, 2010
Submitted
July 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
VGQY082L
St Engineering Aerospace Services Company Pte. Ltd
Aircraft
N820SA
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23476
Aircraft time
84,534 hours, 13,992 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65B1065268
Condition
Bulged
Location
Rt Wing
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

RT WING LEADING EDGE BEAM WEB P/N 65B10652-68 AT OLES 1300 AFT FACE FOUND SKIN BULGING. BULGED SKIN 1.00 INCH DIAMETER TRIMMED AND CHECKED FOR CORROSION AT THE ADJACENT AREA AROUND THE WEB TRIM OUT. NO CORROSION FOUND. COMPLIED WITH EN 1089-10. INSPECTION REQUIREMENT AND LIMITATION: REPEAT DVI INSPECTION OF THE SUBJECT REPAIR AREA FOR CRACKS, LOOSE OR MISSING FASTENERS EVERY C-CHECK, NOT TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS. *ORIGINAL SUBMITTED 5/24/2010* SG