Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 20, 2025
Submitted
December 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29254
Aircraft time
109,094 hours, 17,626 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500 Flap
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

LEFT WING OTBD AFT FLAP BOTTOM SKIN AT INBD AREA FOUND CRACKED. LT WING O/B AFT FLAP BOTTOM SKIN AT I/B AREA PERFORMED TIME-LIMITED REPAIR IAW EA 1957A259 PART 1 REV.0. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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