Service difficulty report · Stringer · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 23, 2011
Submitted
December 27, 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
S53371110204
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: RT STR 2A HAS SPOT OF LEVEL 1 CORROSION FROM FRAME 14 - FRAME 16. WHILE REMOVING CORROSION FOUND RT STR 2A CRACKED. REMOVED STRINGER, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR SPLICE AND STRINGER IAW ATR72 SRM AT STR 2A BETWEEN FR 14-16 RT.

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