Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7478F

Difficulty date
January 8, 2024
Submitted
February 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611UP
Make and model
Boeing 7478F
Aircraft serial
64257
Aircraft time
21,717 hours, 3,174 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

*** SUPPLEMENTAL SDR *** DAMAGE FOUND ON RH SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB TO THE RIGHT OF THE UPS SHIELD. AS REQUESTED BY ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURES DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED MATERIAL REMAINING MEASUREMENTS OF NOTED DAMAGED AREA ON R/H SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB. DONE PER B747 NTM PART 4, 51-00-00. COMPLIED WITH EO-89123-REQ2 TRANSFERRED TO T3F18E003UTG1. THIS DEFERRAL IS CLEAR.

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