Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777FS2

Difficulty date
April 9, 2021
Submitted
April 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N884FD
Make and model
Boeing 777FS2
Aircraft serial
37137
Aircraft time
40,702 hours, 6,377 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146W2353501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

FUSELAGE LEFT HAND BILGE AREA AT STATION 1685 AREA FOUND WITH EXISTING BLENDOUT . FUSELAGE LEFT HAND BILGE AREA AT STATION 1685 AREA STRINGER-47 LEFT EXISTING BLENDOUT HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SURFACE INSPECTED FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH PER B777 NDTM PART 6, 51-00-01. REPAIR CARRIED OUT PER B777 SRM 53-00-01-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 4. REPAIR IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR REQUIRES INSPECTION THRESHOLD AT 18,750 FLIGHT CYCLES FROM TIME AIRPLANE WAS DELIVERED AND INTERVAL REPEAT INSPECTION AT EVERY 10,000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER B777 SRM 53-00-01- 2R TABLE 204/REPAIR 4. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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