Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 6, 2003
Submitted
October 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N224UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30225
Aircraft time
5,567 hours, 821 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Te Flap
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

LT WING AFT FLAP TRAILING EDGE HAS 6 INCH SPANWISE BY 4 INCH CHORDWISE DELAMINATION 4 FT INBD FROM OTBD EDGE OF FLAP. THE ABOVE NOTED DELAM CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED WITH RELATIVELY LOW FLIGHT-HOURS AND FLIGHT-CYCLES. THE DELAM WAS DUE TO AERODYNAMIC LOADING DURING FLIGHT, ESPECIALLY DURING LANDING WHEN THE FLAP IS POSITIONED MORE DIRECTLY INTO THE AIRSTREAM, AND THUS IS SUBJECT TO MORE AIRLOADS. THE DELAMINATION WAS REPAIRED.