Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 747409F

Difficulty date
October 26, 2025
Submitted
November 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569CA
Make and model
Boeing 747409F
Aircraft serial
30763
Aircraft time
99,187 hours, 18,200 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Part time
99,187 hours, 18,200 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING A-CHECK INSPECTION AT SHARP TK LOCATED IN RKSI, A CRACK INDICATION WAS DETECTED AT THE INBOARD UPPER HOLE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD AT RBL 43.5 BY OPEN-HOLE HFEC. OVERSIZED HOLE AND FREEZE PLUG INSTALLATION PERFORMED IAW BOEING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MUA-MUA-25-0076-06B.