Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 9, 2015
Submitted
July 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26902
Aircraft time
70,912 hours, 8,092 cycles
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

DURING HMV INSPECTION IAW EA 5310-05635, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN STATION 1160 TENSION TIE AT RT SIDE FWD CHANNEL EMANATING FROM 2 FASTENER HOLES. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ECRA 5310-06529 REV A.