Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777FS2

Difficulty date
September 30, 2020
Submitted
October 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856FD
Make and model
Boeing 777FS2
Aircraft serial
37727
Aircraft time
40,754 hours, 6,336 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143W2341501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN WITHIN A 2 INCH RADIUS OF ALL HOLES COMMON TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE UNDERWING LONGERON AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND FOUND 01 EACH CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCHES LENGTH, AS MARKED ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN OF THE UNDERWING LONGERON AT BODY STATION 1033 STRINGER -37R. COMPLIED WITH EO NR G-5310-E0332629 H P6 TITLE: FUSELAGE-MAINFRAME-INSPECTION AND MODIFICATION OF THE UNDERWING LONGERON AT BODY STATION 1035-BOEING SERVICE BULLETINS 777-53A0081 AND 777-53-0087. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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