Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 6, 2022
Submitted
March 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26934
Aircraft time
101,111 hours, 13,478 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148W1300
Condition
Damaged
Location
Sta 2174
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 HAS GROUND DAMAGE AT STA 2174 BETWEEN STR 44R AND 45R. PUNCTURE DAMAGE MEASURES 9.75" LONG AND 4.5" WIDE. LOCKED C/W AVO9521 STEP 1A. OPEN HOLE HFEC INSP REF. NDT PT 6 51-00-02 PROC.1, C/W 1.B. COUNTERSUNK HOLE REF. NDT PT 6 53-00-01, AND C/W STEP 2C. HFEC SURFACE INSP OF THE REPAIR REF. NDT PT6 51-00-01 PROC 2. NO DAMAGE NOTED. UNLOCKED TO UPDATE. PERFORMED STEPS 1.THRU 2.B, D THRU G. IN REF TO AVO 9521. ADD EMP:U238126 FILLER. .040 , PO 9508411. REF AVO 9521. B FABRICATION OF REPAIR PARTS. 1,A THRU 1F. MATERIAL VARIFICATION. FABRICATE ALL REPAIR PARTS FROM VERIFIED MATERIAL REF AVO 9521B FAB PARTS (1A-1F) PO 7075-T6CLAD. -1 REPAIR DOUBLER .050 ,PO 95084023. -2 REPAIR #''S5058437,9508411,950840232 TRIPLER .050 , PO 95084023 . -3 REPAIR FILLER .080 , PO 5058437 . - 4 STRUCTURAL FILLER .040, PO 9508411 . -5 STRUCTURAL ,(CHEMICAL TREATED )ALLODINED AND PRIMED WITH TWO COATS OF BMS 10-79 PRIMER. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN WEIGHED ,TOATAL WEIGHT 4.48 LBS AND GIVEN A COAT OF SEALANT. BMS 5-95. CHANGE IN MATERIAL AND DESIGN. AVO9521 REV B CHANGES FROM A INSTALLED COUNTERSINK WASHERS. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS TO OK TO INSTALL REPAIRS . REF AVO9521 B . FABRICATION 1A THRU 1G, QC UPDATE. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. QC866 SINGLE -4 -5 STRUCTURAL FILLER TO A SINGLE -4 FILLER , THERFORE AIRCRAFT. REDUCING FASTENER ROWS. THE - 4 FILLER HAS BEEN FABRICATED FROM .080 7075 -T6. PO 5068437. ALL REPAIR PARTS FABRICATED VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF REPAIR PARTS. AWAITING FINAL ECRA.