Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
January 2, 2017
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
Bulkhead
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 BS540 BETWEEN STR26L AND 26R CHORD WITH CORROSION. REPAIRED LOWER FUSELAGE BS540 BETWEEN STR26R AND STR26L BULKHEAD CHORD, VERTICAL FLANGE DUE TO CORROSION IAW EO216-2129 R00 DOCUMENTED ON FAA FORM 8100-9 APPROVED BY FAA AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

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