Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 19, 2007
Submitted
January 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24384
Aircraft time
69,004 hours, 8,672 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Torque Box
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

TORQUE BOX PLATE AT STA 870 IS DAMAGED. DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO ROLLER TRAYS. ALSO FWD PIT TORQUE BOX DAMAG 3 LOCATIONS. WORKED WITH LINE ENGINEERING, ORDLE, TO REPAIR ROLLER TRAYS PER SRM. ALSO FABRICATED TORQUE BOX "L" ANGLE LOCALLY & INSTALLED PER SRM. REPAIRS COMPLETED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUSPECT TRAYS & TORQUE BOX DAMAGED BY PRY BAR LOADING TO MOVE CONTAINERS.