What was found
AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. LOWER FUSELAGE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BS500F TO BS500G BETWEEN S-27L AND S-27R, INNER SKIN WITH CORROSION AT DRAIN VALVES AREA. SKIN PANEL REPLACED WITH NRI 1-196, FOR MATERIAL AND RECORDS SEE NRI 1-196.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2016
- Submitted
- January 19, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N498SA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7374Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 26334
- Aircraft time
- 54,318 hours, 33,983 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.