Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
May 7, 2010
Submitted
May 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
30023
Aircraft time
40,696 hours, 4,882 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAIL STRIKE ON TAKEOFF, RTFL. NO DAMAGE IN FUSELAGE AREA FWD OF STA 2658. ALL DAMAGE CONTAINED AND DOCUMENTED FROM STA 2658 THRU TO STA 2764 IN LWR AREA REFER SMC 5 THRU 17 FOR FINDINGS. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. REPLACED DAMAGED FRAME AT STA 2742. HORZ STAB ACCESS DOOR AFT EDGE AT ST A 2658 CTR LINE SKIN SCRAPED WITH SEVERAL RIVETS LOST. APPROX 2. 5" EACH SIDE OF CTR LINE. REMOVED APU BATTERY ACCESS DOOR. REPAIRED SKIN AND REPLACED Z ANGLE. LOWER SKIN AFT OF APU COMPT BETWEEN STA 2742 AND 2764 BUCKLED AND ABRAIDED THROUGH. DAMAGE FROM BL 0 THRU TO THIRD INTERCOSTAL LT AND RT. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND FRAME. HFEC ADJACENT STRUCTURE. REPLACED DAMAGED SKIN.