Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
June 16, 2021
Submitted
June 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77014
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29862
Aircraft time
101,481 hours, 10,010 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
113W210020
Condition
Punctured
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
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

DURING WALKAROUND FOUND METAL SHAPED CLIP EMBEDDED INTO LOWER SURFACE OF INBOARD FWD FLAP ON RT WING. DAMAGE DIMENSION IS A HOLE 1.2" X.4" WIDED. LOCATION IS AT BS 321 WITHIN ZONE 7 IAW SRM 57-53-01 FIGURE 105. REPAIR PUNCTURE IAW SRM 57-53-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 FIGURE 107 ITEM 2. APPLIED SPEED TAPE. REPAIR THE DAMAGE AT 4000 FLIGHT CYCLE OR 2 YEARS PER SRM 57-53-01 FIGURE 107 SHEET 1 OF 4. REINSPECTED SPEED TAPE ON RH WING INBD FWD FLAP , SPEED TAPE IS SECURED AND IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION, NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED AT THIS TIME. OK TO CONTINUE. RHW T/E I/B MAIN FLAP LOWER SURFACE SKIN PANEL PERFORMED REPAIR AS PER ECRA 5753-01929 REV- AND RI 57-00-14615 REV A REFER FORM 44-0008 ITEM 1 TO 31 ACCOMPLISHED ADD EMP:V896876 RII BY HX329567,APPROVED REOPEN HKG U220332 16JUN21 FOR: INSUFFICIENT INFO PROVIDED TOMC RE-OPENING DIP DUE TO DIP CLEARED WITH DIFFERENT SOURCE DOCUMENT THAN ORIGINALLY USED TO PLACE DIP. RT WNG I/B FWD FLAP LOWER SURFACE I/B FWD METAL SHAPED CLIP EMBEDDE D AREA REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-04 REPAIR 4(E