What was found
MAIN DECK RT BS 740 TENSION TIE AREA, ONE HOLE FOUND CRACKED AT FWD CHANNEL APPROX .040" RUNNING UPWARD. FWD CHANNEL REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-20-30-2R-1, REPAIR 1, FIG 201.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2012
- Submitted
- September 7, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N498MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 74747UF
- Aircraft serial
- 29259
- Aircraft time
- 57,082 hours, 8,478 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Tension Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 740
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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