Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747251F

Difficulty date
February 25, 2007
Submitted
March 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617US
Make and model
Boeing 747251F
Aircraft serial
21121
Aircraft time
104,256 hours, 25,573 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 900
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 "L" CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN LT AND RT TENSION TIE FASTENER HOLES, FRAME AND FAIL/SAFE CHORD AT BS 900. REPAIRED PER EA 67-208626.