Service difficulty report · Stringer · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
July 6, 2010
Submitted
September 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
COER135A
Empire Airlines Inc
Aircraft
N807FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
383
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
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

BLENDED AREA ON STRINGER 20 IAW SRM 51-21-58, REV 77. MEASURED AFFECTED AREA MIN MATERIAL REMAINING .040" REF NTM 51-40-00, REV 34. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-51-00, FIG 301, ORIG MAT .051 IAW SRM 53-51-26 IT 20 PERCENT MAT LOSS. CUT DAMAGED SECTION OUT AND REMOVED STR END CLIP FOR ACCESS IAW SRM 51-25-01 & SRM 53-00-00, FIG 428. CLEANED STR END & MATING SURFACE. TREATED & PRIMED REMAINING STRINGER END & SKIN IAW SRM 51-21-17 & SRM 51-21-27.TOP COATED STRINGER END & SKIN IAW SRM 51-21-27. FABRICATED REPAIR STRINGER, DOUBLER & SHIM IAW SRM 53-00-00 FIG 428, SHEET 3 & REF ANA/E/5049/2010/E-001. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-00, FIG 428, SHEET 3 & ATR REF ANA/E/5049/2010/E-001. TREATED PRIMED & TOP COATED REPAIR AREA PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF REPAIR IAW SRM 51-21-17 & SRM 51-21-27, REV 77.

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