Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 25, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26951
Aircraft time
65,326 hours, 9,265 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
R4 Door
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

R4 DOOR HAS A SHALLOW 7 INCH LONG CREASE 4 INCHES FROM AFT EDGE AND 24 FROM BOTTOM. REF FIGURE SRM 52-10-01 PG1 11 FIGURE 103. DAMAGE FOUND TO BE IN AREA B OF FIGURE 103. THE DAMAGE IS DIRECTLY BELOW WINDOW CUTOUT, IN CHEM-MILLED .050 AREA. DEPTH DOES NOT EXCEED 0.014. PERFORMED HFEC, NO CRACKS.