Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
August 30, 2011
Submitted
September 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
32636
Aircraft time
40,233 hours, 5,357 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
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

GOUGE WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 1790 BETWEEN STRINGERS 33 AND 34 RIGHT. THE AFFECTED FASTENER WAS REMOVED, A SURFACE HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE FASTENER HOLE AND BLENDED AREA, AND A NEW FACTORY TYPE FASTENER WAS INSTALLED PER EA B777-53-018846.