Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 14, 2011
Submitted
June 14, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B224
Aircraft time
33,475 hours, 38,848 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
33,475 hours, 38,848 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 2011-09-02 MULTIPLE SPOTS OF CORROSION WERE DISCOVERED BETWEEN THE LOWER TCAS ADAPTOR PLATE AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN. THE CONTOUR PLATE CALLED OUT IN THE STC WAS REPLACED AND THE CORROSION WAS BLENDED AND MAPPED OUT. INFORMATION WAS SENT TO DAN BUZZ AND ASSOCIATES FOR EVALUATION AND A REPAIR SCHEME DEVELOPED WHICH MET THE DAMAGE TOLERANCE REQUIREMENTS. FAA WAS CONTACTED PER THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND REPAIRS TO THE CORRODED FUSELAGE SKIN MADE BY ADDITION OF AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER ASSEMBLY. INSTALLED DOUBLER ASSEMBLY, CONTOUR PLATE AND TCAS ANTENNA. RETURNED AIRCRAFT BACK INTO SERVICE.

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