Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 28, 2013
Submitted
July 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25158
Aircraft time
92,211 hours, 11,058 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1180
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

BS 1180, LEFT FRAME DOUBLER CRACK AT TENSION TIE. REMOVED DOUBLER. HFEC INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-02. MAJOR REPAIR