What was found
IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND VHF ANTENNA DOUBLER CORRODED AND CRACKED AFT OF FRAME 33 LOWER FUSELAGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DOUBLER IAW ATR-42 SRM 51-25-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N17831
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 185
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- S53671406202
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.