- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2015
- Submitted
- September 8, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N127UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 28813
- Aircraft time
- 56,281 hours, 6,537 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
MAIN DECK RT BS 1160, TENSION TIE 2 FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT FWD CHANNEL, CARRIED FROM 9 7 13. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-40-30 FIG 201 REPAIR 1. REPAIR REQUIRES INSPECTION AT 20000PTC & EACH 3000C THEREAFTER, INSPECTION THRESHOLDS & METHODS DETERMINED BY SRM 53-40-30 TABLE 202 REPAIR 1.