Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 11, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26900
Aircraft time
58,049 hours, 6,888 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Tension Tie
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

STA 1160 LEFT TENSION TIE FWD HOLE CRACK REPAIRED IAW SRM. REF PG 201 NOTE 1E AND TABLE 202 ON PG 212. INSPECT REPAIR IAW SRM 53-40-30 REPAIR 1, TABLE 202, PG 212 PRIOR TO PTC 20,000.