SDR 2022F00199

Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 777

Difficulty date
April 19, 2022
Submitted
April 22, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 777
Aircraft serial
0710
Aircraft time
70,587 hours, 8,832 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A C CHECK IN THE HANGAR. WHEN CARRYING OUT NDT INSPECTION AS PER ADSI IB777570073 IN RELATION TO FAA AD 2021-13-10, A CRACK INDICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.6 INCHES WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT-HAND WING LOWER WING SKIN FUEL TANK #533AB CUTOUT THAT IS OUT OF REPAIRABLE LIMIT AS PER THE ADSI. SIA TECHNICAL SERVICES TEAM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT FOR ASSISTANCE AND DISPOSITION. FINDING WAS LIKELY A FATIGUE CRACKING AS DESCRIBED IN THE RELATED FAA AD 2021-13-10.