- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2016
- Submitted
- May 6, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24385
- Aircraft time
- 103,694 hours, 12,225 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- Part
- Angle
- 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
BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 2120 FRAME CHORD LOWER ANGLE PN 65B04343-90 WAS FOUND CRACKED, BETWEEN RBL 40 - 50 APPROX NEAR THE WASTE TANK SUPPORT FITTING. ACCESS DAMAGED ANGLE, CUT & REMOVED DAMAGED PART OF ANGLE. ACCOMPLISHED DVI, HFEC OF SURFACE & OPEN FASTENER HOLES. FABRICATED & INSTALLED FILLER, STRAP & REPAIR ANGLE IAW ECRA 5310-6808.