Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
July 8, 2022
Submitted
July 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
96,993 hours, 17,788 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T30071INCLAD
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Vent Port
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

FUS. LOWER SURFACE AFT VACUUM BLOWER EXHUST VENT PORT SURROUND FOUND CORROSION. WERE ZERO TIMED WHICH SETS THE INITIAL INSPECTION AT 30,000 INSPECTIONS AT 4,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. FLIGHT CYCLES SINCE THE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED AND REPETITIVE THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-70-01-2R-1 REPAIR 1. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR REQUIRING REPEAT INSPECTIONS. FASTENER HOLES RII BY TA594.