Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
May 22, 2006
Submitted
May 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29259
Aircraft time
30,445 hours, 4,541 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65B057007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
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

DURING WALKAROUND, FOUND DAMAGE ON LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE ELEVATOR AS PER XEO NR 55-052106. TEMP REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPEAT INSPECTION SCHEDULED EVERY FLIGHT. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AFTER 10 FLIGHT CYCLES. TRANSFERRED TO DMI PAGE 71072, DMI NR N06-062.

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