What was found
VERTICAL STAB BOX PANEL 322FL HAS 3 NUTPLATES MISSING AND 1 INSTALLED USING WRONG SIZE NUTPLATE CAUSING SCREW TO PROTRUDE FROM PANEL. LOCATIONS MARKED WITH TAPE. INST 4 NEW NUT PLATES ALL PROPERLY SIZED.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2013
- Submitted
- August 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N221UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30552
- Aircraft time
- 51,388 hours, 6,366 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW40903
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Nut Plate
- Condition
- Wrong Part
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.