Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 10, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N225UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30554
Aircraft time
34,944 hours, 4,274 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Panel
Part number
173W320012
Condition
Peeling
Location
Rudder
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

RT SIDE OF RUDDER HAS PANEL PEELING BACK ON FWD CORNER. REMOVED 3" AREA OF CONDUCTIVE FRAME PN 173W3200-12. TAP TESTED AREA AND APPLIED SPEED TAPE OVER EFFECTED AREA WITH 1" OVERLAY. NEED DETAILED VISUAL INSP EVERY A-CK & PERMANENT REPAIR BY NEXT C-CHK REF AMM 55-38-03. MF6281 CREATED TO MONITOR: THE ITEM SHOULD STATE. AT EVER A-CHECK ACCOMPLISH DETAILED VISUAL INSP FOLLOWED BY A TAP TEST TO VERIFY SECURITY OF SPEED TAPE AND ENSURE NO DELAMINATION IS PRESENT.