Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 2, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30555
Aircraft time
78,825 hours, 9,246 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
511FB
Condition
Damaged
Location
L Wing Le Panel
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

LEFT WING LEADING EDGE PANELS FOIL/MESH INSPECT {B777-20-3-7002} - PANEL 511FB HAS THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES: NUMEROUS AREAS ALONG PANEL EDGE THAT ARE PEELING, SEPARATING, OR MISSING; MOST INNER INDIVIDUAL TAPE PATCHES HAVE BUBBLING; INNER SECTION OF TAPE BETWEEN 2 RAISED SECTIONS HAVE BUBBLING AND PEELING SECTIONS THROUGHOUT LENGTH; NUMEROUS AXIAL SCRATCHES IN THE 2 RAISED SECTION THAT RUN ENTIRE WIDTH. ITEM UPDATED TO REFLECT IT''S MAJOR REPAIR STATUS. C/W RII INSPECTION FOR PERMANENT REPAIR TO THE BONDED ALUMINUM FOIL ON PANEL 511DB. REPAIRED WITH CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE ALUMINUM FOIL TAPE (3M 1170) IAW SRM 51-70-14 REPAIR (3) PARAGRAPH (6). PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR TO THE BONDED ALUMINUM FOIL ON PANEL 511 FB. REPAIRED WITH CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE ALUMINUM FOIL TAPE (3M 1170) IAW SRM 51-70-14 REPAIR (3) PARAGRAPH (6).