What was found
LT INBOARD ELEVATOR, TRAILING EDGE COMPOSITE SKIN TIP AREA HAD GROUND DAMAGE. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747 SRM 51-40-09, FIG 1A, SHEET 1 AND FIG 8, SHEETS 1 AND 2. REFERENCE ATLAS AIR EO NR 4755A049.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2007
- Submitted
- October 10, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N505MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 7472D3B
- Aircraft serial
- 21251
- Aircraft time
- 96,397 hours, 21,048 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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