What was found
STA 1140 S10L FAIL-SAFE CHORD CRACKED AT 1 EA FASTENER HOLE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGED PORTION OF CHORD. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT STA 1140 BETWEEN S9L & S10L ON THE FAIL SAFE CHORD.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2009
- Submitted
- August 13, 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)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Failsafe
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1140 S10l
- 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.