Service difficulty report · Stringer · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 16, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
338
Aircraft time
33,199 hours, 37,208 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
S53371100204
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

HEAVY CK COE / MAJOR REPAIR / LEVEL 2 CORROSION: STR 2L HAS SPOTS OF CORROSION AND MISSING PAINT FROM FR 20 - 23 (LENGTH 2.5", WIDTH .75", DEPTH .003"). REMOVED PREVIOUSLY BLENDED DAMAGE, FOUND CRACK IN STRINGER .4" AFT OF FRAME 20. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER SECTION FROM 6" FWD OF FR 20 TO FACTORY SPLICE AT FR 23. FABRICATED REPAIR SPLICES, PRIMED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED STRINGER AND STRINGER SPLICE IAW ATR72 SRM.

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