Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 29, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24382
Aircraft time
80,004 hours, 9,084 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Bear Strap
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.

What was found

NR 3 RT MED CUTOUT CRACK LOWER FWD CORNER BEAR STRAP. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER EVA 80355 IS TIME LIMITED UNTIL 15,000 PTC. FULL COMPLIANCE TO CFR HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED. A NEW FAA APPROVAL MUST BE ISSUED PRIOR TO INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 15,000 TOTAL AIRPLANE FLIGHT CYCLES.