What was found
DURING OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION ON LT SIDE BS 1140 TENSION TIE FOUND ONE CRACK AT STEEL PLATE, UPPER ROW 7TH FASTENER HOLE FROM O/B. REAMED OVERSIZE FROM 0.187" TO 0.199" DIA AS PER B747-400 SB747-53A2507 REV 1.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2013
- Submitted
- January 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N667US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 24222
- Aircraft time
- 97,543 hours, 11,950 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Tension Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1140
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.