Service difficulty report · Tie · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
July 2, 2006
Submitted
August 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20101
Aircraft time
83,907 hours, 23,132 cycles
Part
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C M/D RT BS820 FRAME TENSION TIE ATTACHMENT AREA FOUND 1EA HOLE CRACK AT AFT CHANNEL RUNNING UPWARD THRU THICKNESS. M/D BS820 RT AFT TENSION TIE AFT CHANNEL REPAIRED AT RT VERTICAL POST TO RT MOST O/B AREA AS PER RS R53-25-35520 CONTINUE INSPECTION REQUIRE AS PER RS R53-25-35520 AND UPS EO B747-5310-24764-A NOT TO EXCEED 3000 FLIGHT CYCLES.