Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 15, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
67,511 hours, 12,292 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Structure
Condition
Gouged
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

GOUGE IN FUSELAGE REPORTED. GOUGE IS JUST AFT OF STATION 1895, BETWEEN STRINGERS 42R & 43R. 6.5 INCHES LONG, .375 IN WIDE, .093 IN DEEP. REMOVED DAMAGED MATERIAL PER SRM. BLENDED AREA MEASURES 2.5" WIDE,7.5" LONG AND TAPERING FROM .062" TO .093" DEEP .093" DEEP BETWEEN TWO FLUSH RIVIT HEADS. THIS DAMAGE IS 24" FROM ANOTHER REPAIR. AFTER REWORK ALL WITHIN SRM LIMITS. REF ABOVE STATEMENT FOR SRM REPAIR. DEFER FOR 50 REV FLIGHT HRS. VERIFIED WITH SERVICE ENGINEERING FOR DMG LIMITS PER SRM. REPAIRS AND ACCOMP REQ INSPECTIONS ON SFOOV WU B8626L AT SFOOV REVIEW 8100-9 FOR PENDING LIMITATIONS PRIOR TO SIGN OFF. APPROVAL RECEIVED CF549.