Service difficulty report · Threshold · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 9, 2010
Submitted
December 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
362
Aircraft time
33,106 hours, 36,974 cycles
Part
Threshold
Part number
S53671318318
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

LEVEL 2 CORROSION / MAJOR REPAIR: AFT RT SERVICE DOOR THRESHOLD PLATE UPPER SURFACE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION BETWEEN FRAMES 36 & 39. REMOVED THRESHOLD PLATE, INTERCOSTALS, ETC. REMOVED CORROSION FROM THRESHOLD WEB, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS (LENGTH 4 INCH, WIDTH 3 INCH AND DEPTH .020 INCH). RE-INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL & AND INSTALLED NEWLY FABRICATED THRESHOLD IAW SRM.

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