Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
December 10, 2024
Submitted
December 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N74007
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29477
Aircraft time
117,069 hours, 12,025 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
135W10017
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

FWD CARGO DOOR EDGE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS ON THE OUTER SKIN AND SEAL RETAINER. ALSO THERE IS NO DAMAGED AREA, INTERIM REPAIRED, SEALED AND TAPED WITH ALUMINUM WITHIN #1 FLIGHT CYCLE. DAMAGE ON THE DOOR STRUCTURE. FOIL. LEAK TEST PASSED. SEAL DEPRESSOR WAS NOT DAMAGE OR TORN, NO CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND AT THIS TIME. REMOVED ALL DAMAGE AND ADJACENT FASTENERS PER AVO13813 PROVIDED ESC WITH DIMENSION OF ALL DAMAGE REMOVED. C/W STEPS 3 & 4 OF AVO:13813- FOR H.F.E.C. OF DAMAGE TRIM OUT INSTRUCTIONS 1 AND 2. EDGES OF FWD CARGO DOOR SKIN PER 777 NDT PART 6 -51-00-01 PROC 22. REPAIR DOUBLER. COMPLETED STEPS 7 AND 8 AND NO ADDITIONAL MATERIAL WAS REMOVED.