Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
July 16, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
57114035200
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) DURING GVI INSPECTION TECHNICIEN FOUND CORROSSION ON LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT AND REAR SPARS LOWER CAP IN THE FOLLOWINGS AREA, LEFT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CAP BETWEEN RIB #9 TO 12, RIGHT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CAP AT RIB 12, LEFT WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP BETWEEN RIBS NR 12 TO 13, LEFT WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP BETWEEN RIB 15 TO 16. SOME REPAIRED ARE ADDRESSED IN THE ATR SRM, BUT WAITING FOR APPROVED REPAIR FROM ATR TO OTHER AREA THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC REPAIR (NOT IN THE SRM).

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