Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
December 26, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24222
Aircraft time
97,543 hours, 11,950 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1120
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

DURING HFEC INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK ON TENSION TIE. LT SIDE BS 1120 FWD CHANNEL MID ROW, 2ND FASTENER. REPLACED FWD TENSION TIE IAW SRM 53-40-30, REPAIR 2.