# SDR IPXA2026091947140

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 15, 2026
- Submitted: September 22, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N613UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613UP), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747-8F
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 64259
- Aircraft time: 29,927 hours, 4,405 cycles
- System (JASC): [5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5532)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 65B4050027
- Condition: Eroded
- Location: Zone 300
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026091947140

## Discrepancy

ERODED SKIN , VST FIN TIP AREA PANEL 327 EXTERNAL SURFACE.  PERFORMED NDT/UT FOR REWORKED AND PLUS 6 INCHES AROUND HEATED  AREA, IAW NDT MANUAL PART 1 51-01-01, REV 183.  NO DEFECT FOUND.  REMOVE THE EROSION MATERIALS AND CLEAN. BOND THE REPAIR PLIES WITH FILM ADHESIVE CURED AT 260°F FOR 130 MINUTES WITH MINIMUM VACUUM OF 22 IN/HG. I.A.W. 747-8F SRM 55-30-30-2R-1 REFER TO SRM 51-70-05-2R-1 AND SRM 51-70-05-2R-0 REV. 49.

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