What was found
LEFT-HAND ELEVATOR, OUTBOARD, TRAILING EDGE WEDGE INTERNAL STRUCTURE CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED/DAMAGED SUPPORT ANGLE IAW B747 SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW BOEING DWG. PL 65B03710.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2026
- Submitted
- February 25, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N582UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 7474R7F
- Aircraft serial
- 29053
- Aircraft time
- 117,443 hours, 20,545 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Support Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300 Elev
- 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.