Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
January 31, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
23820
Aircraft time
75,058 hours, 9,319 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 "M" CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN BS 1220 RT TENSION TIE DOUBLER AT STRINGER 8R AND STRINGER 9R AND A EXISTING TRIM OUT ON THE FRAME DOUBLER AT STRINGER 9R. REPAIRED PER EA 63-208886 SECTION I AND II.