Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777F

Difficulty date
September 12, 2025
Submitted
September 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N897FD
Make and model
Boeing 777F
Aircraft serial
42705
Aircraft time
29,778 hours, 4,927 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
183W006123B
Part serial
001531
Condition
Punctured
Location
Zone 300 Elev
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

LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAS A SMALL HOLE AT PROXIMATELY 150" FROM THE INBOARD SIDE OF ELEVATOR, 37" FWD OF TRAILING EDGE AND 20" AFT OF LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED LH ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE A SMALL HOLE AS PER B777 SRM 55-20-01-2R-1 AND SRM 51-70-04-2R-1 AND SRM 51-60-02 AND SRM 51-60-00 REV 47.6 AND EA: G-5520-T0384891 P1, TITLE: STABILIZERS-LH ELEVATORS-UPPER SKIN SRM REPAIR-RSC TRACKING, DETAIL PLS REF TO WRI: 55207835, THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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