Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 5, 2005
Submitted
January 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26937
Aircraft time
35,214 hours, 6,854 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND ON SKIN IN HOLE COMMON TO WING AND BODY FAIRING FITTING ONE PLACE ON EACH SIDE AT BS 972, FASTENER HOLE NR 20 LT SIDE, AND FASTENER HOLE NR 18 RT SIDE, STRAKLET ATTACH FITTING. HOLES REPAIRED BY OVERSIZING TO REMOVE CRACK INDICATION AND INSTALLING LARGER DIAMETER FASTENERS.