Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
October 17, 2014
Submitted
October 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14834
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
193
Aircraft time
38,796 hours, 49,380 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Deformed
Location
Rt 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.

What was found

RIGHT WING TE ASSEMBLY LOWER PANEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN AREA OF LAMINATE DEFLECTION FROM THE ORIGINAL CONTOUR OF UP TO .37” OVER THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL. ACCOMPLISH REPAIR, TE ASSEMBLY, WING RT PANEL NR 631BB. REPAIRED BY CUTTING BACK & POTTING IN DAMAGED AREAS, LAYING UP PLIES TO MATCH REMOVED AREAS & CURING PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTION. IAW EO ATR-57-21-2014.

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