Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 20, 2006
Submitted
December 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26919
Aircraft time
47,056 hours, 8,937 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 650
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

FUSELAGE SKIN STA 650 BELOW STR 34 RT IS DAMAGED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED TO FUSE SKIN STA 650 BELOW STR 34 RT. DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED. OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. SUSPECT DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT.