What was found
LEFT INBD BOTTOM ELEVATOR, FOUND DAMAGE DURING WALK AROUND. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR OF LT INBD BOTTOM ELEVATOR IAW EA-1955A032, REV 0, PART 1. TRANSFER TO NON-MEL DMI 243280 & 243280.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2025
- Submitted
- December 8, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N429MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747481
- Aircraft serial
- 24833
- Aircraft time
- 121,994 hours, 18,798 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.