Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 7474R7F

Difficulty date
August 11, 2013
Submitted
August 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UP
Make and model
Boeing 7474R7F
Aircraft serial
25866
Aircraft time
92,346 hours, 15,824 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Part number
BAC14941862024T
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 820
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

INSPECTION C, M/D RT BS 820 TENSION TIE FWD CHANNEL 1 EA HOLE FOUND CRACKED APPROX 0.060" IN LENGTH RUNNING DOWNWARD. M/D RT STA 820, TENSION TIE FWD CHANNEL IS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-20-30-2R-2, REPAIR 2, REV 201, REV.67, THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR, SUPPLEMENT INSP IS REQUIRED IAW SRM 53-20-30-2R-2, REPAIR 2, FIG 201, REV 67, TABLE 203, INSP THRESHOLD 3000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTL, REPEAT INSP INTERVAL: 3000 FLIGHT CYCS.

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