Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777232LR

Difficulty date
January 18, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708DN
Make and model
Boeing 777232LR
Aircraft serial
39254
Aircraft time
39,327 hours, 3,562 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

STA 2119 TO STA 2129, BET STR 39L & STR 42L, FX SKIN AREA FOUND EXISTING BLEND OUT CONDITION. STA 2119 TO STA 2129, BET STR 39L & STR 42L, EXISTING BLEND-OUT MEASURED ORG THK 0.090", MATERIAL REMOVED 0.018" ( L-1.5" X W-1") AND FOUND OUT LIMIT PER SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 FIG 102. REPAIR CARRIED OUT PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 202 REPAIR 4. THIS IS CATEGORY 'B' REPAIR AND REQUIRE REPEAT INSPECTION PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 4, TABLE 204, INSPECTION THRESHOLD: 30,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, METHOD: HFEC AND DETAILED VISUAL. INTERVAL: 16,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.