What was found
REMOVED UPPER CASTING OF DOOR 1L FUSELAGE HINGE TORQUE BOX ACCOUNT OF DAMAGED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. BEGAN INSTALLATION OF FITTING. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF UPPER TORQUE BOX CASTING.
- Difficulty date
- July 23, 2009
- Submitted
- July 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24385
- Aircraft time
- 79,619 hours, 9,725 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Torque Box
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.