Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 18, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30221
Aircraft time
39,184 hours, 8,470 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

FUSE SKIN DENT STA 265.5-275 S28L-S29L. SIZE 6" X 7". REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. HFEC. MFG AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM PER REPAIR 6 PAGE 215-216, INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 30,000 FLIGHT CYCLES WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 16,000 CYCLES.