Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
July 17, 2009
Submitted
July 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
23287
Aircraft time
90,551 hours, 16,266 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 940
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

TENSION TIE STA. 940 LT AND RT HAS APPROX 30EA OUT OF ROUND HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED TENSION TIE BEAM AT BS 940 FROM RBL 99 TO LBL 99 PER SRM 51-30-02 PG. 2-3,4 AND 33-35.