What was found
UPPER DECK FRAME TENSION TIE CRACKED AT RT STA 1180. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT TENSION TIE. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR PER FRR 744-0531.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2009
- Submitted
- August 21, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N180UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25224
- Aircraft time
- 77,895 hours, 9,410 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.