Service difficulty report · Spar · 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
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION FOUND ON RT WING REAR LOWER SPAR. UPON REMOVAL OF PAINT, MAJOR CORROSION WAS FOUND IN AREAS SHOWN IN FIGURE 5. CORROSION WAS CLEANED AWAY & BLENDING WAS PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL DAMAGED AREAS. NDT WAS THEN PERFORMED TO RECORD MATERIAL LOSS & DETERMINED THAT THE PART WAS FREE OF DEFECTS. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE DAMAGED EXTRUSION DETERMINED THAT THE PART BE REPLACED ENTIRELY & SPLICED INTO THE EXISTING EXTRUSION BETWEEN RIB 19 & 23. IAW EO ATR-57-30-2014.

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