SDR UIEA2026100600965

Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 74748EF

Difficulty date: October 9, 2026
Submitted: October 10, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N419MC
Make and model: Boeing 74748EF
Aircraft serial: 28367
Aircraft time: 121,274 hours, 20,941 cycles
System (JASC): 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
Part: Tension Tie
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: E
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON LHS STA 920 TENSION TIE AND FRAME, FOUND 01 EA FASTENER HOLE ON AFT CHANNEL WITH CRACK. TENSION TIE AFT CHANNEL TRIMMED OUT AND SPLICE REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 53-20-30-2R-1, REPAIR 1, FIGURE 201, REV. 107. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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