Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7478

Difficulty date
July 3, 2025
Submitted
July 22, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
B72R248O
Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc
Aircraft
N894BA
Make and model
Boeing 7478
Aircraft serial
42416
Part
Stringer
Part number
142U774151142U77
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

OPERATOR OF A 747-8 REPORTED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE CROWN SKIN, STRINGERS, AND FRAME FOR CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOUND (CIC) AND FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS (FOD), MULTIPLE TRANSVERSE STRINGER CRACKS WERE FOUND COMMON TO S-1L, S-3L, S-5L, S-12L, AND S-12R BETWEEN STA 820 AND STA 860. NOTE: BOEING HAS DOCUMENTED THIS FAILURE ON COSP 2025-2047. NOTE: DISCREPANT STRINGER PART NUMBERS ARE 142U7741-51, 142U7741-57, 142U7741-63, 142U7742-51, AND 142U7742-51. NOTE: THIS IS A NON FLIGHT DISCOVERY. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN UNDERGOING MAJOR ALTERATION/MODIFICATION AT BOEING SAN ANTONIO PART 145 REPAIR STATION SINCE 2019.

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