Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 22, 2005
Submitted
August 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
19,615 hours, 2,629 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Lt Wing 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

LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP, INBOARD SECTION ON LOWER SURFACE, SKIN IS PUNCTURED ON FOREFLAP. DAMAGE FOUND ON THE LOWER SKIN ON THE FLAP WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT WILL BE FILED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE OF SIMILIAR FINDINGS. A 200 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT, WET LAY-UP REPAIR WAS PUT IN PLACE TO REPAIR THE PUNCTURE ON THE FOREFLAP, PER TIMCO REO (EVA) G10875, REV-A.