# SDR IPXA2026101636983

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 1, 2026
- Submitted: October 23, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N463UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N463UP), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 757-24APF
- Registry model: [Boeing 757-24APF](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-24apf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 28267
- Aircraft time: 40,335 hours, 21,491 cycles
- System (JASC): [5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5522)
- Part: Frame
- Part number: 183N20078
- Condition: Corroded
- 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/IPXA2026101636983

## Discrepancy

LH ELEVATOR UPPER, O/B CONDUCTIVE FRAME HAS BULGING ACROSS FASTENERS.   INSTALLED L/H UPPER CONDUCTIVE FRAME, 1 EA UPPER SPLICE PLATE AND 1 EA STATIC DISCHARGER BASE AT L/H ELEVATOR O/B AREA IAW B757-200PF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 183N2003.

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