Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 17, 2013
Submitted
October 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30215
Aircraft time
59,504 hours, 7,442 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Fuselage
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN HAS TWO DEEP SCRATCHES AT BS 437 ABOVE STRINGER 47L. AFTER BLENDING, THE SKIN THICKNESS WAS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01. REMOVED DAMAGE, MANUFACTURED DOUBLER & FILLERS & INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 6. ALL FASTENER HOLES WERE NOT ZERO TIMED DUE TO EDGE MARGIN CONCERNS.