What was found
STA 740 LH UPPER DECK TENSION FWD CHANNEL FOUND FASTENER HOLE CRACKED. TENSION TIE REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-20-30-2R-1 REPAIR 1. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2026
- Submitted
- July 30, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 74745EF
- Aircraft serial
- 30607
- Aircraft time
- 113,499 hours, 20,012 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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