What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: GOUGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 276.5 AND BS 303 AND STR 25R AND STR 26R. ACCOMPLISHED A PERMANENT REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN. PER B787-8 SRM B787-A-53-10-01-09A-664A-A FIG 5SHT 1.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2026
- Submitted
- February 6, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N885BP
- Make and model
- Boeing 7878
- Aircraft serial
- 66005
- Aircraft time
- 12,468 hours, 1,589 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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