Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 27, 2016
Submitted
June 28, 2016
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

LEFT TENSION TIE, BS 1180, 2EA HOLES FOUND CRACK AT FORWARD CHANNEL. STA 1180, LEFT TENSION TIE FORWARD CHANNEL CRACKED AREA REPAIR IAW SRM 53-40-30, REPAIR 2, FIG 201.