Service difficulty report · Shear Web · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 23, 2010
Submitted
March 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25279
Aircraft time
78,140 hours, 9,570 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Shear Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1120
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

UPPER DECK BS 1120 LT SIDE SLOPING SHEAR WEB AREA CRACK. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: TRIMMED OUT SHEAR WEB. HFEC. NO CRACK FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART.