Service difficulty report · Tension Tie · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
January 8, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 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 RT AFT CHANNEL 6EA FASTENER HOLE CRACKED MORE OR THAN ABOUT 0.030". REPLACED CRACKED TENSION TIE AS PER DWG 65B09631 SH14 & SRM 51-40-02.

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