Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
June 29, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
69,684 hours, 8,309 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fairing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
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

LARGE CRACK ON NR 4 ENGINE PYLON AT ATTACHMENT JOINTS. ACCOMPLISHED INSP OF NR 4 PYLON SAILTAIL FAIRING PER MM. ALL NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED.