Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
March 14, 2009
Submitted
March 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
179
Aircraft time
28,488 hours, 31,586 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
S53671400244
Condition
Corroded
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.

What was found

FOUND IN COE. MAJOR REPAIR, LEVEL 2 CORROSION. CORROSION FOUND ON INNER FUSELAGE SKIN, UNDER STRINGER 19L BETWEEN FRAMES 33L & 34L. BLEND OUT OF CORROSION ON SKIN BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMIT. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER UNDER STRINGER BETWEEN FRAMES 33 AND 34.

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