Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378AS

Difficulty date
December 28, 2020
Submitted
December 30, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
TX92778Y
Taikoo Shandong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd
Aircraft
N239GE
Make and model
Boeing 7378AS
Aircraft serial
33717
Aircraft time
5,638,629 hours, 35,540 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
5,638,629 hours, 35,540 cycles
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

DURING THE CONVERSION OF 737-800 PASSENGER AIRPLANE TO THE FREIGHTER TO DATUM AIRPLANE N239GE(MSN33717), TERRIBLE CORROSION DAMAGE WERE FOUND AT FUSELAGE SKIN AND STRINGERS OF E/E BAY AREA. SECTION 41 INNER SURFACE AT STA 294-STA 360, S-24L S-28L (P/N: 141A3521-4). FUSELAGE STRINGERS S-24L, S-25L, S-26L AND S-27L AT STA 294 - STA 360 (P/N:141A3532-11?141A3532-18141A3532-20141A3531-7). 3. SECTION 43 INNER SURFACE AT BS 360-BS 420 S-24L-S-27L (P/N: 143A3232-28). FUSELAGE STRINGERS S-24L, S-25L, S-26L AND S-27L AT STA 360-STA 420.

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