Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 25, 2025
Submitted
March 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
109,255 hours, 14,421 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 200
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

DENT REPORTED ABOVE FIRST OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW 2R, AT SECTION 41 AT STATION 188, PROXIMATELY 12 INCHES ABOVE TO 2RSLIDING WINDOW PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5310-08523. PERFORM REPETIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY CYCLE PER PART 2 INSPECTIONS AND ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 5 CYCLES PER PART3. DENT DIMENSIONS 7"X5.4" AND .100" DEEP EC 5310-08523, ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR TO FUSELAGE SKIN DENT AT STA 188 ABOVE RH NO.2 WINDOW. PERFORM REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY CYCLE PER PART 2 INSPECTIONS AND ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIRWITHIN 5 CYCLES PER PART 3 PERMANENT REPAIR. PERFORM VISUAL INSPECTION AT THE EXTERNAL AREA WHERE DAMAGE EXIST (DENT) AND TOOK MEASURENT. AFTER COLD WORK THE DENT, ACP'D HFEC INSPECTION ON DENTED SKIN OUTSIDE AND INSIDE SURFACES, NO CRK INDICATION NOTED. REF NDT PART 6 51-00-01 PROCEDURE 2. SKIN STILL OIL CANNING WITH LIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED. PREPED AREA FOR REPAIR REF. SRM 53-00-01-2R-7 REPAIR 7 CUTOUT CENTER OF DATOMCQC REV PERFORMED