Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
January 13, 2013
Submitted
January 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744CK
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
26353
Aircraft time
76,057 hours, 14,969 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

BS 1120 TENSION TIE LEFT END STEEL PLATE HAS CRACKED HOLE COMMON WITH FUSELAGE FRAME.