Service difficulty report · Angle · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
July 26, 2011
Submitted
July 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
347
Aircraft time
27,911 hours, 28,651 cycles
Part
Angle
Part number
S53573201210S535
Condition
Cracked
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 CK / MAJOR REPAIR: INTERNAL FUSELAGE UPPER PRESSURE DECK LT SPLICE ANGLE FR 27 STR 4 IS CRACKED WITH CRACK EXTENDING INTO THE SIDE BOX INTERCOSTAL. UPPER PRESSURE DECK ANGLE CRACKED AT FR 27 APPEARS TO HAVE PROPAGATED BEYOND PREVIOUS REPORTED MARK ON SRAS 4920/05...3364, ALSO FOUND PART BETWEEN FR 27-28 CRACKED. CRACK ON P/N S53573201210 IS 2.6" LONG APPROX 1" ABOVE STR 4L. CRACK ON P/N S53373201204 IS APPROX 1.6" LONG APPROX 1" ABOVE STRINGER 4L. REPAIR PER STRUCTURAL REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATR.

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