Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777FZB

Difficulty date
January 26, 2025
Submitted
January 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N714SA
Make and model
Boeing 777FZB
Aircraft serial
37988
Aircraft time
63,422 hours, 7,285 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

OPEN HOLE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AS PER WORKLOAD: SB777-57A0125 RO ON LHW UPPER SKIN COMMON TO MLG TAB OUT FASTENER HOLES 0T AND FOUND HOLE NO. 5 WITH 02EA CRACK INDICATION APPROX. 0.020-0.030 INCHES LENGTH, VIEW LOOKING DOWN AFT AT 11 AND 5 O'CLOCK POSITION.(<P>CRACKS ON FASTERNER HOLE #5 REMOVED BY HOLE OVERSIZING AND REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER EN #010-25 REV 0. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.</P>)

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