Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
August 1, 2008
Submitted
September 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UP
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
26062
Aircraft time
67,758 hours, 11,796 cycles
Part
Tension Tie
Part number
65B09631612
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:BCF STA 1180 TENSION TIE LT AFT CHANNEL 6EA FASTENER HOLE CRACK ABOUT OR MORE THAN 0.030 INCH. REPLACED CRACKED TENSION TIE AS PER DWG 65B09631 & SRM 51-40-02.

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