Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 1, 2007
Submitted
March 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29168
Aircraft time
31,396 hours, 3,900 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Attach Fitting
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

FOUND GUIDE MOUNT ATTACHMENT AT TORQUE BOX HAS DAMAGE TO THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. UPON REMOVAL OF FLOOR BOARD FOR FLOOR MOUNT CENTER GUIDE INSTALLATION, FOUND DAMAGE AREA JUST AFT OF THE CENTER GUIDE MOUNT BOLTS, STA 1800 CENTER LINE BEAM. REMOVED DAMAGED MOUNT ASSY & MFGED REPAIR PARTS FOR DAMAGED WEB. ASSEMBLED MOUNT & INSTALLED 2 EA. CENTER GUIDES. A/C READY FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. SUSPECT DMG CAUSED BY LD3 IMPACT ON FLOOR FITTING.