# SDR UIEA2025081801130

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 19, 2025
- Submitted: August 19, 2025
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N438GT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438GT), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747409F
- Aircraft serial: 30766
- Aircraft time: 92,759 hours, 17,063 cycles
- System (JASC): [5711 · Wing Spar](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5711)
- Part: Spar
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 600
- 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/UIEA2025081801130

## Discrepancy

RHW I/B T/E REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD AT WS 540 AREA FOUND CRACKED(<P>CRACKED AT RHW I/B T/E REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD AT WS 540 AREA REPAIRED AS PER EN #3398-25 REV 0 REPAIR CATEGORIZED AS €ŒCATEGORY A€? PERMANENT REPAIR AND REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS €ŒMAJOR REPAIR€? AS PER EN #3398-25 REV 0. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PN 65B11614-28</P>)

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