Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 3, 2007
Submitted
February 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20324
Aircraft time
76,834 hours, 22,085 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 840
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 LEFT BS 840 TENSION TIE TO FRAME CONNECTION FOUND 1EA HOLE CRACK AT FWD CHANNEL APPROX 0.060" RUNNING UP. M/D LEFT TO RIGHT TENSION TIE FWD CHANNEL REPLACED AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-10-01 PG 9 & SRM 51-30-02 & UPS EO B747-5310-23715 APPENDIX B.