What was found
DURING C CHECK INSPECTION, THE CENTER BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS BETWEEN FRAMES 16 AND 21 AS WELL AS BETWEEN STA 6653.1 AND FRAME 26. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SECTIONS OF BUTT STRAP IAW SRM.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2002
- Submitted
- July 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N257AS
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 120126
- Engine
- Pwa PW118
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Butt Strap
- Part number
- 12005805003
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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