Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
July 3, 2011
Submitted
July 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
32838
Aircraft time
42,414 hours, 6,551 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

THE FORWARD CHANNEL OF TENSION TIE AT BODY STATION 760 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT 3 HOLES. ACCOMPLISHED CATEGORY B REPAIR IAW 747-400 SRM 53-20-30 REPAIR 1. REPEAT DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION REQUIRED EVERY 300 FLIGHT CYCLES ACCORDING TO TABLE 203. TRACKED BY MCI 416-023.

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