Service difficulty report · Longeron · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 16, 2025
Submitted
January 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26941
Aircraft time
100,028 hours, 18,643 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
111W22021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

EA 5310-07557 REV B OP 002 (AD 2019-11-02) LH UNDERWING LONGERON CENTER TANK FRONT SPAR CHORD 1EA HOLE FOUND CRACK AT 5, 7 & 10 O`CLOCK WITH 3/16" IN DEPTH (DETAIL REF NDT INSP FINDING RECORD) TRANSFER REF. NON-ROUTINE HX NRC WO.4213299 AND EA 5310-07557 REV B OP 002 LH UNDERWING LONGERON CENTER TANK L/P NO. 3547860, AND L/P NO.3547739 CREATED. FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD REPAIRED AS PER EC/RA NO.5310-08495 REV ORIG PART 1 INTERIM REPAIR , REPEAT INSPECTIONS REQUIREMENT REFER EC/RA NO.5310-08495 REV ORIG PART 1 STEP 2 AND STEP 3, RII INSPECT IS OKAY.