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 A 7.75” X 7.4” X 0.2” AREA OF LAMINATE DEFLECTION. THE DISCREPANT AREA IS LOCATED 6.1” FROM THE INBD EDGE & 4.9” FROM THE AFT EDGE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS, POTTED IN DAMAGED AREAS & CURED IAW MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTION. IAW EO ATR-57-22-2014.

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