Service difficulty report · Track · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 19, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24381
Aircraft time
75,700 hours, 8,480 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Track
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

STA 1840 RT FLOOR TRACK IN AFT PIT 4 FT INBOARD HAS CRACKED RADIUS AT ATTACH POINT OVER THE TORQUE BOX. THE SECOND INBOARD TRACK LOCK RAIL HAS A SIX IN CRACK IN THE BASE OF THE RAIL LOCATED IN DOOR AREA. FOUND ADDITIONAL CRACK APPX 12 INCH FWD BEGAN REMOVING FASTENERS IN AREA. REMOVED RAIL & DRILLED UP BLIND FASTENERS IN TORQUE BOX AREA. PICKED UP CROSS BEAM SCREW HOLES. REPLACED RAIL. CLEANED DEBRIS FROM FLOOR STRINGER AREA UPON COMPLETION OF WORK BETWEEN STATION 1800 AND 1900 IN AFT CARGO PIT.