Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

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
Part
Tension Tie
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.

What was found

TENSION TIE STA 1220 STR 9L, HOLE OVER SIZE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGED TENSION TIE. FABRICATED AND SPLICED IN A NEW SECTION OF TENSION TIE.