Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
April 8, 2003
Submitted
April 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78008
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29478
Aircraft time
19,234 hours, 2,222 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT FORWARD LT SIDE THREE FEET FORWARD OF L-2 DOOR AT BS 678, STRINGER 27L. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 4. A DIP WAS INITIATED TO REINSPECT THE REPAIR AT 30,000 FLIGHT CYCLES WITH INTERVALS OF 16,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.