Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
November 13, 2018
Submitted
November 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29579
Aircraft time
80,062 hours, 10,226 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1958-1979
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

LT FUSELAGE SKIN AT AFT VACUUM BLOWER EXHAUST CUTOUT WAS CORRODED AND BULGING BETWEEN BS 1958 AND 1979, STRINGERS 35L AND 36L. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 53-70-01-2R-1, FIG 202.