Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
October 15, 2010
Submitted
October 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
362
Aircraft time
33,106 hours, 36,974 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
S53070204501
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

COE HEAVY CHECK / LEVEL 2 CORROSION: STRINGER 20R JOINT SPLCE BETWEEN FRAMES 12 & 13 HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS LENGTH .7", WIDTH .4" AND DEPTH .010". REMOVED AND REPLACED JOINT STRINGER AND STRINGER CLIP IAW ATR SRM.

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