Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 22, 2012
Submitted
September 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26928
Aircraft time
65,010 hours, 9,304 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Vertical Stab
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

ON WALK AROUND FOUND POSSIBLE DELAMINATION ON RIGHT SIDE OF VERT STAB. ITEM ROLLED FORWARD. REF IPC55-34-51-008, PANEL HAS 11 BY 8 AREA OF DELAM IN MIDDLE OF PANEL. REF SRM 55-30-01. NEED TO ACP INTERIM REPAIR PER ECRA 5530-01666 AVAILABLE ON EDOCS. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR PER ECRA 5530-01666 DISPOSITION PART 1.