Service difficulty report · Elevator · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 12, 2021
Submitted
December 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30556
Aircraft time
78,397 hours, 9,231 cycles
Part
Elevator
Part number
183W006111
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lh
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT HAECO-XMN, MULTIPLE DENTS WERE FOUND ON LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE TWO (2EA.) DENTS. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A HAILSTORM EVENT. LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL TWO (2EA.) DENTS REPAIRED AS PER SRM 55-20-01-2R-1 REPAIR 1 TABLE 201 PARA 4D REV 87 AND SRM 51-70-04-2R-2 REPAIR 2 REV 87. (DENT 1 = 67.8" FROM O/B TIP & 18.3" FROM T/E; DENT 2 = 196.2" FROM O/B TIP & 26.6" FROM T/E).