Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
September 28, 2023
Submitted
October 2, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933DZ
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
37288
Aircraft time
23,591 hours, 17,565 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

(LOG 2991846) DURING OPERATIONS BY A PREVIOUS OPERATOR, CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 887 AND 27R. THE CORROSION WAS CUT OUT AND AN .071 2024-T3 EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLE WAS INSTALLED. EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOEING SR, AIRCRAFT RECORDS DO NOT SHOW THAT THE FINAL APPROVAL FROM BOEING WAS REQUESTED. THIS ER/A WILL INSPECT THE AREA BETWEEN FS 887 AND 905 AND BETWEEN STR 27L AND 27R TO EVALUATE THE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER REF [A] AND [B]. REFER TO ERA 606646-14.

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