Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 74744AF

Difficulty date
January 9, 2025
Submitted
January 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UP
Make and model
Boeing 74744AF
Aircraft serial
35669
Aircraft time
60,075 hours, 9,490 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
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

DAMAGE AFT OFF TAIL STAND MOUNT FOUND DURING WALK-AROUND DIRECT AFTER LANDING WE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE TAIL AREA OF THE AIRPLANE. BEFORE GROUND HANDLING TOUCHED THE AIRPLANE AT CGN. WE FOUND FOLLOWING DAMAGES BELOW THE TAIL STAND MOUNT:ONE TIME WE HAD A DENT AND SCRATCH DIRECTLY ON TOP OF A RIVET. (DAMAGE STARTS APPROX. 3.INCH BELOW TAIL JACK MOUNT)DEPTH: 0.1335 INCHLENGTH: 2.25 INCH WIDTH: 0.5 INCH. THERE IS ALSO A CRACK DIRECTLY NEXT TO THIS DAMAGE. <BR>LENGTH: 4 INCHES THE SECOND DAMAGE IS A SCRATCH DIRECTLY BELOW THE PREVIOUS DAMAGE. (DAMAGE STARTS APPROX. 5.INCH BELOW TAIL JACK MOUNT) LENGTH: 2.5 INCH WIDTH: 0.25 INCH.

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