Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · 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
Attach Fitting
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

REPAIR FOR THE RT INBD WING FLAP, CTR ATTACH FITTING SURFACE CORROSION. UPON REMOVAL OF PAINT, MINOR CORROSION WAS FOUND IN AREA. 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. THE MIN THICKNESS AFTER BLEND OUT IS 0.136”, WAS 0.157. IAW EO ATR-57-15-2014.

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