Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
December 28, 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
Part
Frame
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. LOWER FUSELAGE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BS500 BETWEEN S-27L AND S-27R, FRAME WITH CORROSION AT LOWER SECTION. REPAIRED FUSELAGE FRAME FROM SHEAR TIE AT BS500 BETWEEN STR27L AND STR28L DUE TO CORROSION IAW SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 3 FIGURE 201.

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