Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 15, 2009
Submitted
October 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24382
Aircraft time
75,450 hours, 8,547 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Stringer
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.

What was found

STRINGER 44L DAMAGED STA 440-480. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. SPLICED IN NEW STRINGER SECTION.