What was found
A FAN BLADE FRAGMENT FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE GOUGED THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 677 ABOVE S-21R. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS CUTOUT AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2009
- Submitted
- January 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N864DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777232
- Aircraft serial
- 29736
- Aircraft time
- 40,608 hours, 5,658 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143W43119
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Bs 677 S21r
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.