Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 3, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25224
Aircraft time
89,974 hours, 10,738 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Gouged
Location
Flap Track
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

THE NR 4 FLAP TRACK FWD SUPPORT FITTING HAS GOUGE IN THE OUTBOARD WEB AREA. (DAMAGE IS MARKED IN RED). BLENDED FITTING PER SRM 51-10-02. TREATED AND PRIMED BLENDED AREA. REF SEQ 7362040 FOR HFEC. ACPD CATEGORY 'B' REPAIR PER UA-EVA-80076.