What was found
HEAVY CHECK COE, MAJOR REPAIR. HYD COMPARTMENT STIFFENER ON THE AFT SIDE OF FRAME 27A HAS A CRACK FWD & BELOW THE HYD PUMPS. REPLACED WITH FABRICATED PART IAW SRM 53-91-43 FIG 106 ITEM 75.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2014
- Submitted
- April 18, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 172
- Aircraft time
- 31,480 hours, 34,208 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- S53971402213
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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