Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 31, 2013
Submitted
July 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B427
Aircraft time
30,641 hours, 34,340 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
7353620633
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 231
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT LEFT COCKPIT SKIN PANEL FORWARD OF FS 231 AFTER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS. REPLACED LEFT FWD COCKPIT SKIN ASSY FORWARD OF FS 231. REPAIRED DAMAGED FRAMES BELOW LEFT COCKPIT SKIN ASSY AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AT LT FS 215 AND LT FS 225, ALSO INSTALLED NEW JOINT DOUBLER PLATE AT WL79 AND FS 231.

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