What was found
FAIL-SAFE CHORD CRACKED AT 2 FASTENER HOLES AFTER OVER-SIZING. LOCATED AT BS 1140 STR 9R-10R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF CHORD.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2009
- Submitted
- October 5, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N104UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 26902
- Aircraft time
- 48,218 hours, 5,707 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Failsafe
- 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.