Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7478

Difficulty date
September 9, 2025
Submitted
September 9, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N747US
Make and model
Boeing 7478
Aircraft serial
40905
Aircraft time
25,860 hours, 2,808 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Multiple Fail
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

PERFORMED INSPECTIONS IAW BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 747-53-2908. IDENTIFIED CRACKS IN STRINGERS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: STA 740: S-3AL, S-17L, S-18L, S-19L, S-22AL, S-23L, S-25L, S-40L, S-41L, S-43L, S-44L, S-46L, S-47L, S-1R, S-2AR, S-4R, S-5R, S-17R, S-18R, S-23R, S-27R, S-37R, S-39R, S-47R STA 1000: S-15L, S-15R STA 1740: S-25L STA 1960: S-13L, S-14L, S-23L, S-44L, S-13R, S-14R, S-16R, S-24R, S-42R STA 2180: S-13L, S-15L, S-16L, S-17L, S-18L, S-19L, S-23L, S-28L, S-30L, S-31L, S-33L, S-35L, S-36L, S-37L, S-42L, S-47L, S-13R, S-15R, S-17R, S-18R, S-19R, S-23R, S-26R, S-29R, S-30R, S-35R, S-36R, S-49R

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