What was found
CRACK INDICATION FOUND DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION AT R TENSION TIES STATION 1140 ON LOWEST FASTENER FIRST FASTENER HOLE FROM OUTBOARD LOOKING FORWARD.
- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2012
- Submitted
- June 1, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N665US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 23820
- Aircraft time
- 96,421 hours, 12,004 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Tension Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1140
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.