What was found
CRACK IN AFT TENSION TIE HOLE UD STA 1120, LT SIDE TENSION TIE INSP STAGE 2. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED AFT TENSION TIE. HFEC IAW NTM, NO CRACK FOUND. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Tension Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Sta 1120 Lt
- 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.