Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 28, 2006
Submitted
October 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26932
Aircraft time
43,495 hours, 8,496 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
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

CRACK FOUND IN STRUCTURE OF FWD CARGO PIT FLOOR AT STATION 500 IN FRONT OF FWD LATERAL GUIDE RAIL NR 2. DAMAGED AREA INCLUDING FLOOR & GUIDE RAIL REMOVED., LAID OUT PATTERN WITH ORDEG-LINE ENGINEERING AND ASSEMBLED INFO FOR REPAIR. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.