What was found
HEAVY CK / MAJOR REPAIR: LT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD BETWEEN RIBS 4 & 5 (BL 1210L TO BL 1625L) HAS FRETTING INBOARD OF HINGED LEADING EDGE. SUBMIT TO ATR AND REPAIR PER STRUCTURAL REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS AND SRAS FROM ATR.
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2012
- Submitted
- March 26, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 045
- Aircraft time
- 35,730 hours, 43,448 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- S57110536200
- Condition
- Eroded
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.