Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 13, 2010
Submitted
November 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
63,001 hours, 11,645 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

DIRECT DAMAGE TO SKIN ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT 18 INCHES AFT OF RADOME AND 12 BELOW SKIN LAP. DAMAGE IS AT APPX FR STA 150. RMV'D 2 EA AFFECTED ADJACENT FASTENERS AND DETERMINED STRIKE ON SKIN TO BE .026" DEEP. EXCEEDS LIMITS LISTED IN SRM. STARTED REPAIR #5 EXTERNAL TIME LIMITED REPAIR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER TO DAMAGED AREA. DOUBLER NEEDS TO BE PRIMED AND PAINTED. THIS IS A CATEGORY B SHEETMETAL REPAIR. REPAIR DOUBLER ON RIGHTHAND SIDE JUST AFT OF RADOME WILL REQUIRE PRIMER AND PAINT. PAINT, PRIMER APPLIED TO REPAIRED AREA.