Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 29, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26953
Aircraft time
38,628 hours, 5,859 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing
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

DENT UNDER LT WING 6 FEET OUTBD OF NR 1 PYLON AND 5 FT AFT OF FUELING PANEL. IT MEASURES 3-16TH DEEP AND APPROX 2 INCHES DIAMETER. VISUALLY INSPECTED AREA, PREFORMED HFEC AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. MATERIAL LOSS MEASURED AT .040" STRGR 18 BS 630, BEYOND LIMITS OF TABLE 1 OR 2 SRM 57-20-01. LEFT WING LOWER SURFACE WAS FOUND REWORKED ON OUTER WING INSPAR SKIN PANEL NR 3 AT WSTA, L-18 STRINGER,SURROUNDING STRINGER FASTNER. DAMAGED AREA IS APPROX 1.75 IN DIA AND HAS BEEN BLENDED PRIMED AND PAINTED. APPEARS TO BE CORR REWRK. .APPROVED AS PERMANENT REP AIR PER EVA-60348 AND FAA FORM 8100-0 (REF SR 1-19590868-6 AR-63 5797 05-31-06) NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED,