Service difficulty report · Scuff Plate · Boeing 777*

Difficulty date
July 2, 2006
Submitted
July 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745AM
Make and model
Boeing 777*
Aircraft serial
32718
Aircraft time
1,439 hours, 200 cycles
Part
Scuff Plate
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A BAGGAGE CONVEYOR PROMOTING A DENT OF 3 INCHES LONG, 1 INCH WIDE AND .2500 INCH DEPTH IN THE SCUFF PLATE OF THE ACCESS BULK CARGO, SO IT WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-01. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK SCUFF PLATE WAS REMOVED TO CHECK INTERNAL STRUCTURE, BEING CORRECT. IT WAS REINSTALLED AND SEALED IAW SRM 51-20-05.