Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 26, 2015
Submitted
August 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
63,651 hours, 7,255 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Support Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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

VERTICAL STAB LT & RT Z SUPPORT ANGLE FOUND CRACKED AT FS 570. REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5530-01729. THE VERTICAL STAB LT & RT NR 1 STRINGER REPAIR HAS RECEIVED FIRST STAGE 218688FAA APPROVAL. A NEW FAA FORM 8100-9 SHOWING FULL COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR 26.43 D & 25.57 B MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 15 OCT 2015. RECEIVED 8100-9 APPROVAL THAT FINDS THIS REPAIR ACCEPTABLE AS A CAT A PERMANENT REPAIR. MOVING THIS CF TO ARC IAW ECRA 5530-01729 REV A. PERM REPAIR WITH NO REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OR FOLLOW UP ACTIONS.