Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
March 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
64,101 hours, 11,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

SKIN DAMAGE NOTED ON DEPARTURE WALK AROUND FWD OF DOOR 4R. ACCOMPLISHED CLEAN UP FOUND DENT BEYOND LIMITS OF DETAIL DENT DEPTH .150 INCH AFTER CLEAN UP NO GAUGES OR SCRATCHES. ACCOMPLISHED DIE PENETRANT CHECK, NO CRACKS NOTED AND DAMAGE COMPLIANT WITH SRM. HFEC TO BE ACP AFTER 4000 CYCLES AND VISUAL INSP EVERY 400C AND REPAIR WITHIN 16000C. MF8240 CREATED TO MONITOR, MF8241 ALSO CREATED TO MONITOR, A HFEC OR DYE PENETRANT EVERY 4000C IAW LT RLM. ACCOMPLISHED CAT B REPAIR, REPAIR 6 AT C-02.