Service difficulty report · Frame · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
October 17, 2014
Submitted
October 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14834
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
193
Aircraft time
38,796 hours, 49,380 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Mechanic Error
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

FOUR MIS DRILLED HOLES AT FRAME 23 BETWEEN STRINGER 16 & 18. ALL FOUR HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO .281 INCH IN DIAMETER IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE. NDT WAS THEN PERFORMED TO RECORD MATERIAL LOSS & DETERMINED THAT THE PART WAS FREE OF DEFECTS IAW EO ATR53-34-2014.

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