Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 9, 2013
Submitted
November 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29166
Aircraft time
59,645 hours, 6,899 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Cracked
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

MAIN DECK LT TENSION TIE BS 1180 TWO HOLES FOUND CRACK AT FWD CHANNEL. IAW ATTACHED FIG MAIN DECK STATION 1180 LT TENSION TIE FWD CHANNEL CRACKED AREA REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-40-30 REPAIR 2 FIG 201 & REPAIR DATA MARKED IAW UAL GNMM 1-0-1-7.