Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 2, 2006
Submitted
February 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
26,456 hours, 3,342 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Structure
Condition
Pilot Error
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT WING STRUCK PARKED AC DURING TAXI OUT. WHILE TAXIING OUT, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF A PARKED 767 AIRCRAFT. THE COLLISION DAMAGED THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT'S WINGLET, THE UPPER FIXED LE SKIN, THE FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD, AND A FRONT SPAR STIFFENER. THE DAMAGED WINGLET, SKIN AND STIFFENER WERE OR WILL BE REPLACED. THE UPPER CHORD DAMAGE WILL BE CUTOUT AND A NEW SECTION WILL BE SPLICED IN. DEAD LINE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THE WORK IS 3/6/2006. IN THE MEANTIME, TEMPORARY REPAIRS AND INSPECTION OF THE AREA IS BEING CONDUCTED UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIRS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.