Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 16, 2010
Submitted
March 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25278
Aircraft time
78,030 hours, 9,595 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

RT TENSION TIE AT BS 1180 HAS DAMAGE. ACCMP'D CATEGORY 'B' REPAIR IAW SRM. PERFORM SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN SRM. INSPECTION THRESHOLD AT 20,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER AIRPLANE DELIVERY AND EVERY 3000 CYCLES THEREAFTER. CURRENT PTC:9595. ** MF5627 CREATED TO MONITOR **