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Service difficulty report · Panel · Socata TB10TOBAGO

Difficulty date
February 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N113J
Make and model
Socata TB10TOBAGO
Aircraft serial
606
Part
Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Interior
Part time
898 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND INTERIOR ALUMINUM TRIM PANELS CORRODED AT ALL AREAS WHERE ANY STEEL PARTS, I.E., SCREWS, BOLTS, ETC., OR ADJACENT ALUMINUM STRUCTURE WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TRIM PANELS. SUSPECT THAT THE FABRIC ATTACHED TO THE TRIM PANELS HAD BEEN FIREPROOFED WITH 'SALT BRINE SOLUTION' OR EQUIVALENT; CAUSING THE REPEATED HEAVY CORROSION FOUND ON ALL TRIM PANELS.