Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 14, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
65,254 hours, 11,845 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PANEL DAMAGED TOP OF VERT FIN AT TRAILING EDGE FIRST PANEL FWD OF RUDDER LT SIDE. PANEL HAS INTERIM REPAIR INSTALLED. REF IPC55-36-01-02 AREA A ITEM 35 THIS IS A VERTICAL STABILIZER TO RUDDER "SEAL". THIS SEAL (PANEL) WAS DAMAGED IN FLIGHT DUE TO HARDWARE WHICH WAS NOT INSTALLED. REPAIR BY TRIMMING PANEL FROM UPPER ANGLED EDGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE AREA. REPLACED GAP SEAL PANEL.