What was found
AFT PIT TORQUE BOX ON THE RT SIDE NEAR STATION 1690 HAS A 2 TO 3 INCH CRACK AND 2 INCH DEEP GOUGES ON THE SURFACE. DAMAGED AREA CIRCLED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED WEB REPAIR ON TORQUE BOX. INSTALLED ACCESS PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2009
- Submitted
- August 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N128UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 30023
- Aircraft time
- 37,690 hours, 4,536 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Torque Box
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- 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.