Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 20, 2010
Submitted
May 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30552
Aircraft time
36,857 hours, 4,640 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RAMP DAMAGED AFT CARGO DOOR AFT CORNER. ACFT AT HGR FOR SHEET METAL REPAIR EVALUATION. REMOVED SEAL RETAINER AND STRAIGHTENED BENT SKIN BACK TO ORIGINAL CONTOUR. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF AREA AT AFT LOWER CORNER OF AFT CARGO DOOR WHERE SKIN WAS STRAIGHTEN BACK TO SHAPE. HFEC GOOD USING SRM.