Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 17, 2006
Submitted
October 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26946
Aircraft time
39,951 hours, 6,150 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 677 S27-28l
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

DENT IS FOUND AT EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 677.5, BETWEEN STR 27L & 28L. ACCOMPLISHED HEFC INSPECTION IN DENTED AREA, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL. NO CRACK IS FOUND. MEASURED DENT: 3.0" X 3.5", Y=.120". ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER EN777-53-0020-02 AND UA EVA-60625. REPLACE STR 27L TO 28L SHEAR TIE ANGLE. THE REPAIR IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR REQUIRES VISUAL REINSPECTION 094972 BEGINING AT 30000 CYCLE FROM CURRENT CYCLE COUNT. THE REPETITIVE INSPECTION WILL BE AT INTERVAL 0F 8000 CYCLE THEREAFTER. NOTIFIED SMAC-LINE MAINTENANCE TO REMOVE THE CF ITEM ONCE THE EC IS IMPL EMENTED. THE REPAIR IS FAA APPROVED.