Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
October 17, 2014
Submitted
October 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14834
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
193
Aircraft time
38,796 hours, 49,380 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Corroded
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

FRAME 1 BULKHEAD WEB, SURFACE CORROSION. DURING INSPECTION, MINOR CORROSION WAS FOUND IN AREAS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2. THE SURFACE CORROSION WAS CLEANED AWAY & BLENDING WAS PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL DAMAGE AREAS. NDT WAS THEN PERFORMED TO RECORD MATERIAL LOSS & DETERMINED THAT THE PART WAS FREE OF CRACK DEFECTS. REFERENCE EO 53-01-2014.

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