Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 7, 2013
Submitted
November 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
56,281 hours, 6,537 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1160
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

MAIN DECK BS 1160 TENSION TIE, TWO FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT FWD CHANNEL. TENSION TIE FWD & AFT CHANNEL REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-40-30 FIG.201