# SDR UIEA201000186

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 17, 2010
- Submitted: May 19, 2010
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N498MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N498MC), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747-47UF
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-47UF](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-47uf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 29259
- Aircraft time: 47,281 hours, 7,154 cycles
- Engine: Ge CF680C2B1F
- System (JASC): [5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5753)
- Part: Flap
- Part number: 65B39011
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Zone 600
- Stage of operation: LD
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: D, F
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000186

## Discrepancy

DURING APPROACH, CREW SELECTED 25 DEGREE FLAPS AND LOUD THUMP FELT AND HEARD.  ACFT ROLLED SLIGHTLY, CREW CORRECTED AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFULL.  ON POST-FLT WALKAROUND, FOUND LARGE SECTION OF RIGHT WING T/E, INBD FOREFLAP, OTBD END MISSSING (APPROX 12 FT.)SEPARATION ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL UPPER T/E WING PANELS AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO FRAMES, STRINGERS AND SKIN AT APPROX. BS 1600 TO 1640 , STR 18R TO 30R. TIME LIMITED REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY MFG IAW FRR-001 THROUGH FRR-011 TO FUSELAGE SKIN, FRAMES, & STRINGERS, BS 1640/1660, STR 19R TO STR 28R.  EO 4453A377, 4457A256 ISSUED.

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