Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
May 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
74,473 hours, 13,244 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN DENT AT STATION 2100 RT STRINGER 29R - 30R. DENT OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 102 DET E. THIS EXT DOUBLER REPAIR 7 IS A CAT B REPAIR IN ZONE B. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR REPAIR 7 IAW PARA 6 REPAIR 7 PAGE 216. TABLE 204. INTERNAL HFEC RECOMMENDED IAW NDT. DOUBLER REPAIR AT STATION 2087 TO 2108. STRINGER 29R - 30R REQUIRES REPAIR INSPECTION EVERY 16K CYCLES THRESHOLD AT TIME OF REPAIR. CURRENT PTC=13244, INITIAL CRITICAL ROWS OF FASTENERS ARE ZERO TIMED.