What was found
CRACK - UPPER DECK TENSION TIE CHANNEL AT STA 1120 RT AFT TENSION TIE RBL 66 AND FWD TENSION TIE 3 EACH HOLES. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGE. HFEC MFG AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2010
- Submitted
- April 7, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25158
- Aircraft time
- 79,407 hours, 9,708 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- 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.