Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 747412F

Difficulty date
December 30, 2025
Submitted
December 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489MC
Make and model
Boeing 747412F
Aircraft serial
26553
Aircraft time
120,405 hours, 20,990 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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

LH WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AT LH WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB AS PER SRM 57-41-13-1A-1 ILES 338.33-ILES 375.50 L: 1.1"" W: 16.15"", ILES 375.50 - ILES 414.50 L: 1.1"" W: 29.92". PERFORMED SURFACE HFEC INSPECTION AT LH WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB BLENDED OUT AREA PER 747 NDTM 51-00-00 PART 6 PROCEDURE 23, RESULT NORMAL. PERFORMED ULTRASONIC THICKNESS MEASUREMENT AT LH WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB BLENDED OUT AREA WITH 1CM GRID PER 747 NDTM 51-00-00 PART 4, RESULT: NORMAL. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER AT DAMAGE. REMOVED AREA AS PER SRM 57-41-13-1A-1 AND SRM 51-20-01. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.