Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
June 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165UA
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
21658
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Tube
Part number
65B026683
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
76,889 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

A 1.2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN 65B02668-3 DIAGONAL SUPPORT TUBE AT STA 2598 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE SUPPORT BULKHEAD. CRACK WAS AT UPPER END OF TUBE, BEGINNING AT TUBE EDGE AND RUNNING DOWN THROUGH FIRST ROD END ATTACH FASTENER HOLE. TUBE ASSEMBLY REPLACED.