Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 26, 2010
Submitted
November 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26902
Aircraft time
52,840 hours, 6,232 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
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

LT WING MLG LOWER STRUT DOOR CRACKED. REMOVED DOOR. HARDWARE LOOSELY INSTALLED ON HINGES AND BOND STRAPS. R & R TAG NR 97163. SENDING FOR REPAIR. SN 1044. HARDWARE, BONDING STRAPS AND TIE ROD REMOVED FROM STRUT AND LOB AFT PIT. GEAR DOWN DISPATCH SWITCH MUST BE RESET TO THE NORMAL VMO POSITION AFTER DEFERRAL HAS BEEN CLEARED.