Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7478F

Difficulty date
April 25, 2026
Submitted
July 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631UP
Make and model
Boeing 7478F
Aircraft serial
65776
Aircraft time
18,614 hours, 2,745 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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.

What was found

MAJOR REPAIR, DENT FOUND DURING ELEVATOR FREE PLAY CHECK ON LT INBD ELEVATOR APPROX. 24? FROM INBOARD SIDE AND 2.5 FWD OF TRAILING EDGE. PERM. REPAIR. THIS CLEARS THIS DEFERRAL. C/W ALL STEPS OF EO-98113-REQ1.

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