Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 2, 2013
Submitted
February 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28811
Aircraft time
56,448 hours, 6,710 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 1180 RIGHT FWD TENSION TIE CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-40-30 REPAIR 2.