Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 74748EF

Difficulty date
October 9, 2026
Submitted
October 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419MC
Make and model
Boeing 74748EF
Aircraft serial
28367
Aircraft time
121,274 hours, 20,941 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Abnormal
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING SB747-53A2562 R3, AT STA 260 WL 20 L/H, FOUND EXISTING HOLE SIZE 04 EA DEVIATED FROM DRAWING: 141U1192. EXISTING HOLE SIZE = 3/16, DWG HOLE = 1/4; FOUND SHORT EDGE MARGIN. FITTING COMMON TO SEAT TRACK AND CHORD P/N: 65B11784U507.(<P >L/H ANGLE AND UPPER CHORD AT STA 260 WL 20 (04 EA) FASTENER HOLES SHORT EDGE MARGIN WAS FOUND ACCEPTABLE AS PER EN 3582-26 REV. 0. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS "MAJOR" REPAIR WITH FIRST AND SECOND STAGE APPROVAL. NO ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL WORK REQUIRED. INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 23,941 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. TO BE COMPLIED WITH SUBSEQUENT TO FAA APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS BEFORE REACHING THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.</P>)

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