Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
June 3, 2010
Submitted
June 4, 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
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 100
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

DWG NR 1057, FUSELAGE EXTERIOR- SKIN FOUND DENT MARK APPROX 1.75 INCH IN LENGTH AT STA 1764R, 0.5 INCH ABOVE S-36R. CONFIRMED SURROUNDING STRUCTURE IS CORROSION AND DAMAGE FREE PER SRM 51-10-01 INSPECTION GUIDELINES. TRIMMED OUT SKIN TO COMPLETELY REMOVED DENTS. SURFACE HFEC INSPECTED THE TRIMMED EDGES. CRACKED-FREE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 0.080 INCH THICK REPAIR DOUBLER ON FUSELAGE SKIN USING ALL NON-ALUMINUM FASTENERS WET WITH SEALANT. COMPLIED WITH EN 1096-10 A NEW FAA APPROVAL CONTAINS INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ISSUED PRIOR TO INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 28,992 CYCLES.