Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
December 21, 2002
Submitted
December 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78003
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
27579
Aircraft time
18,649 hours, 2,259 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 655-675
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION FOUND L/H FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN DENTED AT BS 655-675, S24L-28L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 7, FIGURE 202. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REINSPECT THE AREA AND PERFORM AN EXTERNAL LFEC OR INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION WITH A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AREA WITHIN 30,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.