What was found
DURING STAGE 2 TENSION TIE INSPECTION, FOUND TENSION TIE FASTENER HOLE CRACKED AT UPPER DECK BS 1120 LT SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF TENSION TIE.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2009
- Submitted
- August 10, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N177UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24384
- Aircraft time
- 79,596 hours, 9,804 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- 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.