Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747281F

Difficulty date
November 14, 2011
Submitted
November 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783SA
Make and model
Boeing 747281F
Aircraft serial
23919
Aircraft time
93,246 hours, 17,933 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

UPPER DECK STA 800 LT & RT FWD CHANNEL OF TENSION TIE WAS FOUND CRACK. UPPER DECK STA 840 LT FWD CHANNEL OF TENSION TIE WAS FOUND CRACK. UPPER DECK STA 860 RT TENSION TIE WAS FOUND CRACK. UPPER DECK TENSION TIES (STA 800 LT & RT, STA 840 LT AND STA 860 RT) WERE REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-11 FIG 2 REV 120. CARRY OUT REPEAT INSPECTION AS PER SRM 53-10-11 FIG 2 REV 120 TABLE IV REQUIREMENT.