What was found
IAH - DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED BETWEEN FRAMES 45 ADN 46. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTED SKIN IAW ATR 42-320 SRM 53-00-00, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2000
- Submitted
- May 16, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N99838
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 259
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- S53872501200
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.