What was found
SIGNIFICANT SHUDDER ON CLIMBOUT WITH RIGHT O/B AIL. *S/D* THE NR 2 RIGHT OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED DUE TO FATIGUE. THE CRACKED FITTING WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 16, 2004
- Submitted
- March 15, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N187UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 26876
- Aircraft time
- 45,700 hours, 5,553 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 65B0813044
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aileron
- Part time
- 45,701 hours, 5,554 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.